Browns Valley, Indiana

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Browns Valley, Indiana
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Browns Valley
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39°54′11″N86°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 765
FIPS code 18-08506 [2]
GNIS feature ID 431643

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

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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″N86°59′31″W / 39.90306°N 86.99194°W / 39.90306; -86.99194 .

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Browns Valley, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  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 September 7, 2015.