Browns, Boone County, Missouri

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Browns is an unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located northeast of Columbia on Paris Road (Missouri Route 8). Browns was once a stop on the Columbia Terminal Railroad.

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History

A variant name was "Brown's Station". [1] The community was named after Leonidas B. Brown, a local medical doctor. [1] [2] A post office called Browns Station was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1957. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns
  2. ↑ "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.


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