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Welcome to Brownview ...

Brownview is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownview, you might consider that their post office opened in 1930.

Brownview is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brownview lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Brownview: 225

Communities near Brownview ...

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

  • New Roads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Saint Francisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Livonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <3>
  • Krotz Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Melville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Maringouin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Fordoche
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Palmetto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ravenswood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Dupont
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Brownview. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownview.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brownview. 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 Brownview.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownview ...

Looking for more information about Brownview? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Brownview, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brownview.

Adding Brownview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brownview in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Brownview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Brownview post office opened in 1930. The Brownview post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownview.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Pointe Coupee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownview - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/