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Welcome to Browntown ...

Browntown is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Browntown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Browntown is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Browntown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Browntown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Browntown - they are located in Alabama (3), Florida, Georgia (2), New York, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Tennessee (2), Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Browntown ...

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

  • Elizabeth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Elizabeth is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • New Brunswick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
  • Perth Amboy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
  • Plainfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Plainfield is located in Union County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
  • Linden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Linden is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
  • Long Branch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
  • Rahway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rahway is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
  • Westfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Westfield is located in Union County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
  • Asbury Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
  • South Amboy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 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 Browntown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Browntown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Browntown ...

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

Adding Browntown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Browntown 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 Browntown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Browntown post office opened in 1893. The Browntown post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Browntown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Browntown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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/