Do you know of Browns Cove ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Browns Cove. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Browns Cove.<1>

Our sources for Browns Cove (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Browns Cove other than they indicate that Browns Cove would be found somewhere in Albemarle County, Virginia.

Communities Also Named Browns Cove ...

We found one communities that share the name Browns Cove.

Within Virginia, the name Browns Cove is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Browns Cove in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • Please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Browns Cove.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Browns Cove ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Browns Cove:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Browns Cove - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Browns Cove.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 51/10440   (Place Name: Browns Cove)

County: Albemarle     (FIPS State/County: 51/003)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Browns Cove) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Albemarle County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Albemarle County.