Welcome to Browntown ...

Browntown is located in Cumberland County<1>.

Browntown is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Browntown (for example, toward Graysville), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Browntown: 931

Communities Also Named Browntown ...

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

Beyond Tennessee, there are 22 communities that are also named Browntown - they are located in Alabama (3), Florida, Georgia (2), New Jersey, New York, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Browntown ...

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

• Clarktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
• Crossville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Crossville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <3>
• Fairfield Glade
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <3>
• Sparta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sparta is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
• Lake Tansi Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
• Newton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Newton is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
  • Newton has also been known as:
  • Peay
• Monterey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Monterey is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <3>
• Dykes Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
• White Plains
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • White Plains is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
• Center Ford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 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 Browntown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Browntown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Browntown ...

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