Welcome to Brownsville ...

Brownsville is located in Kitsap County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Brownsville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Brownsville is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brownsville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Brownsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 58 communities that are also named Brownsville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (6), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (3), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Brownsville ...

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

• Seattle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seattle
  • Seattle is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seattle <4>
• Kirkland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Kirkland is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkland <4>
• Shoreline
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline
  • Shoreline is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreline <4>
• Burien
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burien
  • Burien is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burien <4>
• Edmonds
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
  • Edmonds is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonds <4>
• Bremerton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremerton
  • Bremerton is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremerton <4>
• Lynnwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
  • Lynnwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnwood <4>
• Mercer Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Island
  • Mercer Island is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,912 people
• Bainbridge Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
  • Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
  • Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
  • Winslow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <4>
• Kenmore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <4>

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 Brownsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownsville ...

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

Adding Brownsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brownsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brownsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brownsville post office opened in 1890.

We also found Brownsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brownsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kitsap County: www.kitsapgov.com/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/