Welcome to Brownlee ...

Brownlee is located in Cherry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownlee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1988.

Brownlee is 2,860 feet [872 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Brownlee is about ½ mile above sea level.

Area codes for Brownlee: (402) & (531)<3>

Communities Also Named Brownlee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Brownlee - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan and Texas.

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

Communities near Brownlee ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Brownlee.

• Kennedy
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Kennedy is located in Cherry County
• Seneca
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Thomas County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 35 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
• Thedford
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thedford
  • Thedford is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thedford <4>
• Elsmere
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in Cherry County
• Purdum
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdum
  • Purdum is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdum <4>
• Mullen
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen
  • Mullen is located in Hooker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullen <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownlee ...

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

Adding Brownlee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brownlee 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 Brownlee was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

We also found Brownlee in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Brownlee post office opened in 1988.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownlee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cherry County: www.co.cherry.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/