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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Browntown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Browntown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Browntown is located in Steuben County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Steuben County: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler, Yates, Potter (PA) & Tioga (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Browntown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Browntown:

  • Steuben County     (The home county of Browntown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browntown, with the one closest to Browntown listed first.
    • Caton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
      • Caton is located in Steuben County
    • Lindley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • South Corning
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
      • South Corning is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
    • Presho
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
      • Presho is located in Steuben County
    • Corning
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Riverside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Gang Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
      • Gang Mills is located in Steuben County
    • Painted Post
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Addison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Coopers Plains
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Vleet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Vleet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
      • Van Vleet is located in Steuben County
    • East Campbell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
      • East Campbell is located in Steuben County
    • Hornby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
      • Hornby is located in Steuben County
  • Chemung County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browntown, with the one closest to Browntown listed first.
    • Sagetown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
      • Sagetown is located in Chemung County
    • Webb Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
      • Webb Mills is located in Chemung County
    • Pine City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <1>
    • Big Flats
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Elmira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
      • West Elmira is located in Chemung County
    • Southport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Chemung County
    • Elmira
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Elmira Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
      • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <1>
    • Post Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Post Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
      • Post Creek is located in Chemung County
    • Horseheads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
    • Wellsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pine Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browntown, with the one closest to Browntown listed first.
    • Beaver Dams
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Moreland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
      • Moreland is located in Schuyler County
    • Townsend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Townsend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in Schuyler County
    • Wedgewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wedgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
      • Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
    • Montour Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
      • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <1>
    • Alpine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Odessa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Watkins Glen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
      • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
      • Former names for Watkins Glen:
      • Jefferson
      • Salubria
      • Watkins
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <1>
    • Burdett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
      • Burdett is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burdett <1>
    • Reading Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • North Reading
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Reading. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
      • North Reading is located in Schuyler County
    • Bennettsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bennettsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
      • Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Cayutaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cayutaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
      • Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browntown, with the one closest to Browntown listed first.
    • Lockwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Waverly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Bradford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browntown, with the one closest to Browntown listed first.
    • Coryland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coryland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
      • Coryland is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Fassett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fassett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
      • Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Gillett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Austinville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
      • Austinville is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Berrytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
      • Berrytown is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Bentley Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
      • Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Columbia Cross Roads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
      • Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Sylvania
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Sylvania is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Middletown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Big Pond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
      • Big Pond is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Covert
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Covert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
      • Covert is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Troy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Wetona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wetona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
      • Wetona is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Potter County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browntown, with the one closest to Browntown listed first.
    • North Fork
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
      • North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Elmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Potter County (PA)
  • Tioga County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browntown, with the one closest to Browntown listed first.
    • Lawrenceville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
      • Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
    • Millerton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Pritchard ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pritchard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
      • Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Tioga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Tioga is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Roseville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Farmington Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
      • Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Hammond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Elkland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
      • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <1>
    • Mansfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <1>
    • Osceola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Mainesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
      • Mainesburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Keeneyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
      • Keeneyville is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Niles Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Niles Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Valley
      • Niles Valley is located in Tioga County (PA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Browntown, see our County-by-County Page for Browntown.

Cemeteries Near Browntown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Browntown.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Browntown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Browntown, with the one closest to Browntown listed first.

  • Middaugh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middaugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dickenson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickenson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seelye Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seelye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seelye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seeley Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seeley Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seeley Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelly Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sagetown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sagetown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sagetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lawrenceville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrenceville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrenceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (325 more) ...
    • Alder Run Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alder Run Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alder Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Morrell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Browntown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Browntown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Browntown, with the one closest to Browntown listed first.

  • Caton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
    • Caton is located in Steuben County
  • Lindley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rising
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
    • Rising is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Somers Lane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Lane
    • Somers Lane is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Tioga Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Junction
    • Tioga Junction is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Pritchard ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pritchard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
    • Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Jackson Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
    • Jackson Summit is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Trowbridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trowbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
    • Trowbridge is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Millerton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Millerton is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Presho
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
    • Presho is located in Steuben County
  • Tompkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
    • Tompkins is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • East Corning
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corning
    • East Corning is located in Steuben County
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    • Gibson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Steuben County
    • Corning
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jobs Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jobs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
      • Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County (PA)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Browntown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Browntown.

Newspapers Published in Browntown ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Browntown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Browntown, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Browntown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Browntown:

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

The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Browntown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Browntown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Browntown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0270, Longitude: -77.0525       In this case, the coordinates for Browntown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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