Welcome to Brownell ...

Brownell is located in Carlton County<1>.

Brownell is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Brownell: 218

Communities Also Named Brownell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Brownell - they are located in Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana and Michigan.

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

Communities near Brownell ...

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

• Duluth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <3>
• Superior
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
• Cloquet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloquet is located in Carlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloquet
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloquet <3>
• Hermantown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hermantown is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermantown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermantown <3>
• Proctor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <3>
• Carlton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Carlton is located in Carlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlton <3>
• Scanlon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Scanlon is located in Carlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
• Superior Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Superior Village is located in Douglas County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
• Wrenshall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wrenshall is located in Carlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrenshall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrenshall <3>
• Oliver
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Oliver is located in Douglas County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people

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 Brownell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownell ...

Looking for more information about Brownell? 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 Brownell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brownell.

Adding Brownell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brownell 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 Brownell was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownell.