Welcome to Brown ...

Brown is located in Harrison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Brown is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Brown: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Brown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Brown: This one is located in Harrison County and the other is located in Preston County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 35 communities that are also named Brown - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan (3), Missouri, Montana, Nevada (4), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Brown ...

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

• Fairmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <5>
• Clarksburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <5>
• Bridgeport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Pleasant Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
• Shinnston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnston
  • Shinnston is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinnston <5>
• Mannington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <5>
• Stonewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
  • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
• Salem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Nutter Fort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
  • Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
• Barrackville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrackville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
  • Barrackville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 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 Brown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brown ...

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

Adding Brown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brown 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 Brown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brown post office opened in 1894.

We also found Brown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/