Do you know of Brownsville ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Brownsville. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Brownsville.

Our sources for Brownsville (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Brownsville other than they indicate that Brownsville would be found somewhere in Granville County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1806 and closed  in 1905.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Brownsville ...

We found 57 communities that share the name Brownsville.

Within North Carolina, the name Brownsville is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 57 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 57 communities, 54 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Clay County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Brownsville [Clay County].
  • Arkansas
    • Cleburne County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Brownsville [Cleburne County].
    • Logan County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Brownsville [Logan County].
    • Lonoke County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Brownsville [Lonoke County].
  • British Columbia
    • Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Brownsville.
  • California
    • Yuba County
    • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Brownsville [Yuba County].
  • Delaware
    • Kent County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Brownsville [Kent County].
  • Florida
    • Escambia County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brownsville [Escambia County].
    • Miami-Dade County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brownsville [Miami-Dade County].
  • Georgia
    • Monroe County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Brownsville [Monroe County].
    • Paulding County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Brownsville [Paulding County].
  • Illinois
    • White County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Brownsville [White County].
  • Indiana
    • Union County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Brownsville [Union County].
  • Iowa
    • Poweshiek County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Brownsville [Poweshiek County].
  • Kansas
    • Chautauqua County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Brownsville [Chautauqua County].
    • Franklin County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Brownsville [Franklin County].
  • Kentucky
    • Edmonson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Brownsville [Edmonson County].
    • Fulton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Brownsville [Fulton County].
  • Louisiana
    • Ouachita Parish
    • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Brownsville [Ouachita Parish].
  • Maryland
    • Carroll County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Brownsville [Carroll County].
    • Queen Anne's County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Brownsville [Queen Anne's County].
    • Washington County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Brownsville [Washington County].
  • Michigan
    • Cass County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Brownsville [Cass County].
  • Minnesota
    • Houston County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Brownsville [Houston County].
  • Mississippi
    • Hinds County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Brownsville [Hinds County].
  • New Jersey
    • Camden County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Brownsville [Camden County].
  • New York
    • Kings County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Brownsville [Kings County].
    • Ontario County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Brownsville [Ontario County].
  • Nova Scotia
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Brownsville.
  • Ohio
    • Belmont County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Brownsville [Belmont County].
    • Harrison County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Brownsville [Harrison County].
    • Licking County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Brownsville [Licking County].
    • Monroe County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Brownsville [Monroe County].
    • Ross County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Brownsville [Ross County].
    • Summit County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Brownsville [Summit County].
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Brownsville.
  • Oregon
    • Linn County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Brownsville [Linn County].
  • Pennsylvania
    • Berks County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brownsville [Berks County].
    • Fayette County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brownsville [Fayette County].
    • Franklin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brownsville [Franklin County].
    • Huntingdon County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brownsville [Huntingdon County].
    • Schuylkill County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brownsville [Schuylkill County].
  • South Carolina
    • Dorchester County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Brownsville [Dorchester County].
    • Marlboro County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Brownsville [Marlboro County].
  • South Dakota
    • Lawrence County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Brownsville [Lawrence County].
  • Tennessee
    • Haywood County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Brownsville [Haywood County].
    • Houston County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Brownsville [Houston County].
  • Texas
    • Cameron County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Brownsville [Cameron County].
  • Vermont
    • Windsor County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Brownsville [Windsor County].
  • Virginia
    • Albemarle County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Brownsville [Albemarle County].
    • Loudoun County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Brownsville [Loudoun County].
    • Northampton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Brownsville [Northampton County].
  • Washington
    • Kitsap County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Brownsville [Kitsap County].
  • West Virginia
    • Fayette County
    • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Brownsville [Fayette County].
    • Lewis County
    • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Brownsville [Lewis County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Dodge County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Brownsville [Dodge County].
  • Wyoming
    • Fremont County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Brownsville [Fremont County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Brownsville ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Brownsville:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Brownsville - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Granville County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Granville County.