Welcome to Brownton ...
So far, we found very little information about Brownton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brownton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brownton, please Contact Us.
Brownton would have been located within present day Morgan County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Brownton is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Brownton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Brownton was located: 217 & 447<4>
Communities Also Named Brownton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brownton - they are located in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brownton.
Communities near Brownton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brownton.
- South Jacksonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loami
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bluffs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Brownton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brownton. 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 Brownton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownton. See our Newspapers Page for Brownton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brownton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Brownton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Brownton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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