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Browntown

Ghost town · Wayne County, Tennessee

Martins Mills quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Martins Mills quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Browntown is a ghost town in Wayne County, Tennessee. It is one of 20 former communities in Wayne County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Browntown as a historical populated place on the Martins Mills 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 35.1934° N, 87.9153° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMartins Mills
Elevation851 ft
Nearest living townCollinwood, TN
Distance to it9.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1302708
Coordinates35.19341, -87.91531

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What's there now

Browntown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Collinwood, TN (population 1,044), about 9.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 851 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 Browntown?

Browntown is in Wayne County, Tennessee, at 35.1934, -87.9153.

How many ghost towns are in Wayne County?

Wayne County, Tennessee has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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