Welcome to Brownfield ...

Brownfield is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Brownfield is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Brownfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Brownfield - they are located in Alberta, Illinois, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Brownfield ...

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

• Uniontown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
• Connellsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
  • Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connellsville <4>
• California
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <4>
• Scottdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
  • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <4>
• Masontown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <4>
• Centerville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Brownsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
• South Connellsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
  • South Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <4>
• Perryopolis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryopolis
  • Perryopolis is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryopolis <4>
• Point Marion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Marion
  • Point Marion is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Marion <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 Brownfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownfield ...

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

Adding Brownfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brownfield post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

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