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Brownell

Ghost town · Miami County, Indiana

Peru quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Peru quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brownell is a ghost town in Miami County, Indiana. It is one of 12 former communities in Miami County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 33 Indiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brownell 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 40.8008° N, 86.0398° W.

Key facts

Elevation790 ft
Nearest living townPeru, IN
Distance to it3.3 miles
Coordinates40.80080, -86.03980

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What's there now

Brownell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Peru, IN (population 10,835), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 790 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Brownell?

Brownell is in Miami County, Indiana, at 40.8008, -86.0398.

How many ghost towns are in Miami County?

Miami County, Indiana has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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