Welcome to Brownstown ...

Brownstown is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Brownstown is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Brownstown is within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Brownstown ...

While we believe that this Brownstown is located in Lancaster County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Brownstown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Armstrong, Cambria and Fayette County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 17 communities that are also named Brownstown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana (2), Maryland, Michigan, Ohio (4), Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Brownstown ...

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

• Lancaster
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
• Lebanon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
• Ephrata
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <3>
• Wyomissing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <3>
• Columbia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
• Lititz
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <3>
• Millersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <3>
• Mount Joy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <3>
• New Holland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <3>
• Shillington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownstown ...

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

Adding Brownstown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brownstown post office opened in 1903.

We also found Brownstown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

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