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Welcome to Browns ...

Browns is located in Cocke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Browns, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Browns is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Browns ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Browns: This one is located in Cocke County and the other is located in Macon County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 33 communities that are also named Browns - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Georgia (5), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri (2), Nevada (2), New Jersey, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (4), Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Browns ...

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

  • Clevenger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
    • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
  • Newport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jaybird
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
  • West Myers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • West Myers is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
  • Maggie Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hot Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pittman Center
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Bailey Town
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
  • Parrottsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Tom Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tom Town is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Browns ...

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

Adding Browns to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Browns 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 Browns was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Browns post office opened in 1905. The Browns post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Browns.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cocke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Browns - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/