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Welcome to Brownington ...

Brownington is located in Orleans County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1805.

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

Area Code for Brownington: 802

Communities Also Named Brownington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Brownington - they are located in Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Brownington ...

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

  • Newport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
  • Derby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Derby is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,184 people
  • Newport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,121 people
  • Stanstead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Barton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Barton is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,455 people
  • Burke
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Burke is located in Caledonia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Troy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
  • Craftsbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsbury
    • Craftsbury is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Brighton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,159 people
  • Irasburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irasburg
    • Irasburg is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,129 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 Brownington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownington ...

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

Adding Brownington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brownington in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brownington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Brownington post office opened in 1805.

We also found Brownington in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Orleans, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/