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Welcome to Browns Station ...

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

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


Browns Station would have been located within present day Pershing County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Browns Station: Browns Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Browns Station for more information about variations on the name of Browns Station.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Browns Station is 3,980 feet [1,213 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Browns Station is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Browns Station was located: 775

Communities Also Named Browns Station ...

While we believe that this Browns Station is located in Pershing County, we know of another 3 Nevada communities named Browns Station. Those communities are located in the following counties: Churchill, Lander and Lyon County.

Beyond Nevada, there are 5 communities that are also named Browns Station - they are located in Missouri and New York.

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

Communities near Browns Station ...

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

  • Lovelock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cressid ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cressid is located in Churchill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cressid
  • Granite Point ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Granite Point is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Point
  • Huxley ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Huxley is located in Churchill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
  • Jessup ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jessup is located in Churchill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
  • Colado ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Colado is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colado
  • Nightingale ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Nightingale is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale
  • Torreytown ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Torreytown is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreytown
  • Tunnel Camp ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Tunnel Camp is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Camp
  • Zola ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Zola is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zola

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Browns Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Browns Station.

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

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

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 Browns Station, 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 Pershing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Browns Station - 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.