Welcome to Brownfield ...

Brownfield is located in Tippah County<1>.

The location of Brownfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Brownfield is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Brownfield: (662)

Communities Also Named Brownfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Brownfield - they are located in Alberta, Illinois, Maine, Missouri, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Brownfield ...

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

• Ripley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Tippah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Bolivar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Hardeman County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <4>
• Walnut
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Walnut is located in Tippah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <4>
• Middleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Middleton is located in Hardeman County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleton <4>
• Ashland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Falkner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner
  • Falkner is located in Tippah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkner <4>
• Guys
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
  • Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
• Ramer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer
  • Ramer is located in McNairy County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramer <4>
• Grand Junction
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
  • Grand Junction is located in Fayette County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <4>
• Hornsby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornsby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
  • Hornsby is located in Hardeman County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 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 Brownfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownfield ...

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

Adding Brownfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brownfield post office opened in 1900.

We also found Brownfield on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/