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Welcome to Browntown ...

Browntown is located in Meigs County<1>.

The pronunciation of Browntown: BROWN-town<2>

Browntown is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Browntown: 740 & 220<4>

Communities Also Named Browntown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Browntown: This one is located in Meigs County and the other is located in Brown County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 22 communities that are also named Browntown - they are located in Alabama (3), Florida, Georgia (2), New Jersey, New York, 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.

  • Point Pleasant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ravenswood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gallipolis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Middleport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Albany
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Syracuse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Racine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Coolville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Meigs, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Browntown. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Browntown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Browntown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Browntown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.