Welcome to Brownton ...
So far, we found very little information about Brownton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brownton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brownton, please Contact Us.
Brownton would have been located within present day Albemarle County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Brownton is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Brownton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Brownton was located: 540 & 826<4>
Communities Also Named Brownton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brownton - they are located in Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brownton.
Communities near Brownton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brownton.
- Charlottesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Covesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Nicholas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- North Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Schuyler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
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 Brownton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brownton. 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 Brownton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownton. See our Newspapers Page for Brownton.
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 Brownton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Brownton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Brownton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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