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Brownsville

Ghost town · Northampton County, Virginia

Nassawadox quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:24,000)
Nassawadox quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brownsville is a ghost town in Northampton County, Virginia. It is the only former community in Northampton County recorded on the federal names register, out of 279 across Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brownsville as a historical populated place on the Nassawadox 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 37.4671° N, 75.8230° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNassawadox
Elevation4 ft
Nearest living townNassawadox, VA
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1739167
Coordinates37.46708, -75.82298

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What's there now

Brownsville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nassawadox, VA (population 670), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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