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Welcome to Brown ...

So far, we found very little information about Brown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Brown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brown, please Contact Us.


Brown would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Brown is 5,780 feet [1,762 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Brown is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Brown was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Brown was located: 775

Communities Also Named Brown ...

While we believe that this Brown is located in Lincoln County, we know of another 3 Nevada communities named Brown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Churchill, Elko and Humboldt County.

Beyond Nevada, there are 35 communities that are also named Brown - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan (3), Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Brown ...

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

  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hebron is located in Washington County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Acoma ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Acoma is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoma
  • Joseco ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Joseco is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseco
  • Barclay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Barclay is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
  • Uvada ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Uvada is located in Iron County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvada
  • Islen ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Islen is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islen
  • Modena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Panaca
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Desert Springs ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Desert Springs is located in Iron County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Springs
  • Bullionville ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bullionville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullionville

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.