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Welcome to Browning ...

Browning is located in Leflore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Browning, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Browning is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Browning: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Browning ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Browning - they are located in California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Maine, Missouri, Montana, Saskatchewan, Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Browning ...

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

  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Itta Bena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sidon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidon is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • North Carrollton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Cruger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cruger is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Schlater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgan City is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Carrollton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Teoc
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Loring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Browning ...

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

Adding Browning to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Browning post office opened in 1903. The Browning post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Browning.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Leflore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Browning - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Browning area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Browning area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/