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Welcome to Brownbranch ...

Brownbranch is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Brownbranch is located in Taney County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownbranch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Brownbranch is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Brownbranch: 417

Communities near Brownbranch ...

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

  • Ava
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ava is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <3>
  • Forsyth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparta is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
  • Merriam Woods
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Rockaway Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Taneyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Taneyville is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Theodosia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Theodosia is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Bradleyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bradleyville is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
  • Sundown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sundown is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
  • Rome
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rome is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownbranch ...

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

Adding Brownbranch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brownbranch 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 Brownbranch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Brownbranch post office opened in 1875. The Brownbranch post office closed in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownbranch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Taney, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownbranch - 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/