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Welcome to Brownton ...

Brownton is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Brownton is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Brownton: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Brownton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brownton - they are located in Illinois, Minnesota, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Brownton ...

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

  • Lancaster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • York
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • York is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
  • Elizabethtown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Columbia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Millersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Joy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Red Lion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Freedom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West York
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Petersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownton ...

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

Adding Brownton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brownton 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 (so far) for Brownton was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Brownton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Brownton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.