Welcome to Browns Spring ...

Browns Spring is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Browns Spring is located in Stone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Browns Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Browns Spring: Browns Spg. (or less commonly used: Browns Spng. or Browns Sprng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Browns Spring for more information about variations on the name of Browns Spring.

Browns Spring is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Browns Spring: 417

Communities near Browns Spring ...

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

• Nixa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
  • Nixa is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
  • Former name for Nixa:
  • Faught
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <3>
• Ozark
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <3>
• Republic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <3>
• Aurora
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
• Battlefield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
  • Battlefield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
• Mount Vernon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
• Clever
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
  • Clever is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <3>
• Marionville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
  • Marionville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marionville <3>
• Crane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <3>
• Billings
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
  • Billings is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Browns Spring ...

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

Adding Browns Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Browns Spring post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Browns Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Browns Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/