Welcome to Brownlow ...
So far, we found very little information about Brownlow. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brownlow to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brownlow, please Contact Us.
Brownlow would have been located within present day Unicoi County<2>.
The location of Brownlow has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownlow, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Brownlow is 2,850 feet [869 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Brownlow is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Brownlow was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Brownlow would have been located in the (423) area code.
Websites for Brownlow ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.unicoicounty.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brownlow, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Brownlow ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Brownlow - they are located in Kansas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brownlow.
Communities near Brownlow ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brownlow.
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolichucky have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Erwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Erwin is located in Unicoi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <5>
- Jonesborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesborough
- Jonesborough is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesborough <5>
- Pleasant View
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Onks
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Unicoi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
- Unicoi is located in Unicoi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <5>
- Woodby Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodby Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Tusculum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Mars Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Mars Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <5>
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <5>
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 Brownlow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownlow.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brownlow. 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 Brownlow.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownlow. See our Newspapers Page for Brownlow.
Adding Brownlow to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brownlow in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brownlow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Brownlow post office opened in 1882.
We also found Brownlow in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownlow.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brownlow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Unicoi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownlow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |