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Welcome to Brownsdale ...

Brownsdale is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownsdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Brownsdale is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Brownsdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Brownsdale: This one is located in Butler County and the other is located in Allegheny County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 4 communities that are also named Brownsdale - they are located in Florida, Minnesota and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Communities near Brownsdale ...

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

  • Franklin Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • Butler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Kensington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Burrell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
    • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <4>
  • Economy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Aliquippa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bellevue
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Ellwood City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Oakmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownsdale ...

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

Adding Brownsdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brownsdale post office opened in 1852.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownsdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownsdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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