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Welcome to Browns Crossroads ...

Browns Crossroads is located in Newberry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Browns Crossroads: Browns Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Browns Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Browns Crossroads.

Browns Crossroads is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Browns Crossroads: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Browns Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Browns Crossroads - they are located in Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Browns Crossroads ...

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

  • Newberry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <4>
  • Whitmire
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Prosperity
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Carlisle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Little Mountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pomaria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Silverstreet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Peak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Peak is located in Newberry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <4>
  • Jenkinsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Browns Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Newberry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Browns Crossroads - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Browns Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Browns Crossroads 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.