Welcome to Brownton ...

Brownton is located in Barbour County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Brownton is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Brownton: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Brownton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brownton - they are located in Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Brownton ...

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

• Fairmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Buckhannon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhannon
  • Buckhannon is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhannon <5>
• Grafton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <5>
• Philippi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
  • Philippi is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philippi <5>
• Pleasant Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
• Shinnston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Belington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belington
  • Belington is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belington <5>
• Stonewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownton ...

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

Adding Brownton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brownton post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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