Welcome to Brownsville ...

Brownsville is located in Marlboro County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1815.

Brownsville is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Brownsville: (843)

Communities Also Named Brownsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Brownsville: This one is located in Marlboro County and the other is located in Dorchester County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 58 communities that are also named Brownsville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (6), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Brownsville ...

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

• Florence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <3>
• Bennettsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
  • Bennettsville is located in Marlboro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennettsville <3>
• Dillon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <3>
• Marion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
• Darlington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
  • Darlington is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darlington <3>
• McColl
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
  • McColl is located in Marlboro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <3>
• Latta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
  • Latta is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latta <3>
• Rowland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
  • Rowland is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <3>
• Quinby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinby
  • Quinby is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinby <3>
• Clio
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
  • Clio is located in Marlboro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <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 Brownsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownsville ...

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

Adding Brownsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brownsville post office opened in 1815.

We also found Brownsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marlboro County: www.marlborocounty.sc.gov/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/