Welcome to Browns ...
Browns is located in Passaic County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Browns, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.
Browns is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Browns lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Browns: 973 & 862<3>
Communities Also Named Browns ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Browns - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Georgia (5), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri (2), Nevada (2), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Browns.
Communities near Browns ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Browns.
- Paterson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Palm Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Kiryas Joel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Ridgewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Suffern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Haverstraw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- New Square
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Square is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Square
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people
- Boonton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boonton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 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 Browns. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Browns.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Browns. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Browns. See our Newspapers Page for Browns.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Browns ...
Looking for more information about Browns? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Browns.
Adding Browns to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Browns 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 Browns was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Browns post office opened in 1923. The Browns post office closed in 1925.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Browns.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Passaic, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Browns - 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 973 code has been Overlayed with the 862 area code. New phone numbers in the Browns area will be assigned with one of these codes: 973 or 862. As a result, placing a call in the Browns 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/ |