Welcome to Brownsville ...

Brownsville is located in Houston County<1>.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Brownsville had a population of 10,292 people.<2> (see below for details).

Brownsville is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brownsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Brownsville: 931

Communities Also Named Brownsville ...

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

Beyond Tennessee, 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 Carolina (2), South Dakota, 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.

• Oakridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
• Halls Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
• Pigeon Roost
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
• Waverly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Waverly is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• McEwen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <4>
• Throckmorton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
• Dover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dover is located in Stewart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
  • Former name for Dover:
  • Monroe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Trinity
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
• Vanleer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Vanleer is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanleer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanleer <4>
• Slayden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Slayden is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people

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.