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Brownville

Ghost town · Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Brownville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Brownville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brownville is a ghost town in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It is the only former community in Tuscaloosa County recorded on the federal names register, out of 431 across Alabama.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brownville as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 33.3925° N, 87.7533° W.

Key facts

Elevation254 ft
Nearest living townGordo, AL
Distance to it9.9 miles
Coordinates33.39250, -87.75333

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What's there now

Brownville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gordo, AL (population 1,435), about 9.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 254 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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