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Ghost town · Sullivan County, Missouri

Green City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Green City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brown is a ghost town in Sullivan County, Missouri. It is one of 2 former communities in Sullivan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 79th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brown as a historical populated place on the Green City topographic quadrangle: 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 40.3470° N, 92.9744° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGreen City
Elevation1,053 ft
Nearest living townGreen City, MO
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID740189
Coordinates40.34696, -92.97437

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What's there now

Brown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Green City, MO (population 560), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,053 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 Brown?

Brown is in Sullivan County, Missouri, at 40.3470, -92.9744.

How many ghost towns are in Sullivan County?

Sullivan County, Missouri has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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