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Welcome to Brownsville ...

The village of Brownsville is located in Dodge County<1>.


The location of Brownsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brownsville has a population of 582 people<3> (see below for details).

Brownsville is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Brownsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Brownsville: (920) and (274)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brownsville had an population of 582 people. This is an increase of 0.17% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brownsville had a population of 581 people. This makes Brownsville the county's 36th most populous community.

The population of Brownsville represents 0.01% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1349th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 581 people, the population of Brownsville increased 1.93% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 570 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brownsville.

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), Washington, West Virginia (2) 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.

  • Fond du Lac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
    • Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
  • Waupun
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waupun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
    • Waupun is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
  • North Fond du Lac
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
    • North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
  • Mayville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Mayville is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
  • Kewaskum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewaskum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
    • Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
  • Horicon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horicon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
    • Horicon is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
  • Juneau
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
    • Juneau is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
  • Campbellsport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
    • Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
  • Theresa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
    • Theresa is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
  • Oakfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
    • Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 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 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.

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.<6>

From that list, the Brownsville post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownsville.

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 Dodge County: www.co.dodge.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dodge, 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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Brownsville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920).
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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