Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Brownsville came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Brownsville in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Brownsville. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Brownsville data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Brownsville:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Maryland: Official Transportation Map (2003)
Published by the State Highway Administration

Brownsville is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Brownsville. See our Misc Page for Brownsville for more information.