Welcome to Brown Hill ...

Brown Hill is located in Crawford County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Brown Hill, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brown Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Brown Hill is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Brown Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brown Hill - they are located in Georgia, Ontario (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Brown Hill ...

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

• Meadville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <4>
• Corry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
  • Corry is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <4>
• Edinboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
  • Edinboro is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <4>
• Titusville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
• Union City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Cambridge Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Springs
  • Cambridge Springs is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge Springs <4>
• Waterford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <4>
• Cochranton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
  • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <4>
• Saegertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saegertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
  • Saegertown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
• Hydetown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
  • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brown Hill ...

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

Adding Brown Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brown Hill 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 Brown Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brown Hill post office opened in 1868.

We also found Brown Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brown Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/