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Welcome to Brownington ...

The town of Brownington is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brownington has a population of 105 people<2> (see below for details).

Brownington is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brownington had an population of 105 people. This is a decrease of 1.87% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brownington had a population of 107 people. This makes Brownington the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 107 people, the population of Brownington decreased 10.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 119 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brownington.

Communities Also Named Brownington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Brownington - they are located in Kentucky, Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Communities near Brownington ...

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

  • Clinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Warsaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Appleton City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Osceola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lowry City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Calhoun
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Calhoun is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Montrose
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Roscoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
  • Tightwad
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tightwad is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Vista
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 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 Brownington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownington ...

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

Adding Brownington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brownington 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 Brownington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brownington post office opened in 1884. The Brownington post office closed in 1974.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Brownington.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/