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Welcome to Brownhelm Station ...

Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County<1>.


The location of Brownhelm Station has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownhelm Station, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

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

Brownhelm Station is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Brownhelm Station: (440)

Websites for Brownhelm Station ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loraincountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brownhelm Station, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Brownhelm Station ...

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

  • Lorain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elyria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • North Ridgeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
    • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <4>
  • Westlake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Westlake is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <4>
  • North Olmsted
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Olmsted
    • North Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Olmsted <4>
  • Avon Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Lake
    • Avon Lake is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon Lake <4>
  • Avon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
  • Amherst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Amherst is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
  • Vermilion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sheffield Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Lake
    • Sheffield Lake is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,952 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield Lake <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownhelm Station ...

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

Adding Brownhelm Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brownhelm Station 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 for Brownhelm Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brownhelm Station post office opened in 1878.

We also found Brownhelm Station in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownhelm Station.

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

The official website for Lorain County: www.loraincounty.us

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lorain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownhelm 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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