Coordinates: 39°54′11″N 86°59′31″W / 39.90306°N 86.99194°W / 39.90306; -86.99194

Browns Valley, Indiana

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Browns Valley, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Browns Valley is located in Montgomery County, Indiana
Browns Valley
Browns Valley
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39°54′11″N 86°59′31″W / 39.90306°N 86.99194°W / 39.90306; -86.99194
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMontgomery
TownshipBrown
Elevation
[1]
807 ft (246 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47989
Area code765
FIPS code18-08506[2]
GNIS feature ID431643[1]

Browns Valley is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Browns Valley was originally known as Brownsville, and under the latter name was platted in 1836 by Matthias VanCleave.[3] The community was named after its location in Brown Township.[4] A post office was established at Browns Valley in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1945.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns Valley, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Beckwith, Hiram Williams; Kennedy, P. S. (1881). History of Montgomery County, Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley. H. H. Hill and N. Iddings. p. 345.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...for its location in Brown Township.
  5. ^ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2015.


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