Browns Valley, Indiana

Browns Valley, Indiana
Browns Valley, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	Browns Valley Location in Montgomery County
	Coordinates: 39°54′11″N 86°59′31″W / 39.90306°N 86.99194°WCoordinates: 39°54′11″N 86°59′31″W / 39.90306°N 86.99194°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Montgomery
Township	Brown
Elevation	810 ft (247 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47989
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-08506
GNIS feature ID	431643

Browns Valley is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3]

History[]

Browns Valley was originally known as Brownsville, and under the latter name was platted in 1836 by Matthias VanCleave.^[4] The community was named after its location in Brown Township.^[5] A post office was established at Browns Valley in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1945.^[6]

Geography[]

Browns Valley is located at

39°54′11″N 86°59′31″W / 39.90306°N 86.99194°W.

References[]

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "Browns Valley, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 September 2015.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[3] "Browns Valley, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[6] "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 September 2015.

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Browns Valley, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Browns Valley Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39°54′11″N 86°59′31″W / 39.90306°N 86.99194°W / 39.90306; -86.99194Coordinates: 39°54′11″N 86°59′31″W / 39.90306°N 86.99194°W / 39.90306; -86.99194
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Montgomery
Township	Brown
Elevation ^[1]	810 ft (247 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47989
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-08506^[2]
GNIS feature ID	431643