Welcome to Browntown ...

Browntown is located in Amherst County<1>.

Browntown is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Browntown: 434

Communities Also Named Browntown ...

While we believe that this Browntown is located in Amherst County, we know of another 3 Virginia communities named Browntown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Albemarle, Campbell and Warren County.

Beyond Virginia, 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), Tennessee (2) 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.

• Lynchburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>
• Lexington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington is located in Lexington City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
• Buena Vista
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <3>
• Amherst
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
• Glasgow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <3>
• Forks of Buffalo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
• Monitor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Monitor is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
• Pleasant View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Pedlar Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
• Sweet Briar Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station

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.