Welcome to Brownsport ...

So far, we found very little information about Brownsport. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Brownsport to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brownsport, please Contact Us.

Brownsport would have been located within present day White County<2>.

The location of Brownsport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Brownsport is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Brownsport was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Brownsport (for example, toward Holland (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Brownsport would have been located in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Brownsport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Brownsport - it's located in Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brownsport.

Communities near Brownsport ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brownsport.

• Mount Vernon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Posey County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Carmi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmi
  • Carmi is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmi <5>
• Grayville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
  • Grayville is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <5>
• Norris City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris City
  • Norris City is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris City <5>
• Poseyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseyville
  • Poseyville is located in Posey County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poseyville <5>
• New Harmony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • New Harmony is located in Posey County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harmony <5>
• Crossville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <5>
• Enfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <5>
• New Haven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
• Omaha
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brownsport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownsport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brownsport. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brownsport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownsport. See our Newspapers Page for Brownsport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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