Browns Summit, North Carolina

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Browns Summit, North Carolina
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Browns Summit
Coordinates: 36°12′45″N79°42′49″W / 36.21250°N 79.71361°W / 36.21250; -79.71361
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Guilford
Founded1858
Named after Jesse Brown [1]
Elevation
[2]
804 ft (245 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27214
GNIS feature ID982041 [2]

Browns Summit (sometimes called Brown Summit) is a small unincorporated community in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. [2]

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The community remains rural, consisting of wooded areas and a mixture of open meadows and rolling farmland, however, it is a growing and upcoming area due to the proximity to Greensboro, Burlington, and Reidsville as well for a number of other reasons: recognition of the state's plan to complete Interstate 785 near the area; the new housing developments in progress, particularly along the western area near NC Hwy 150 and Yanceyville Road; the Bryan Park Complex, located at the town's Southern boundary (Bryan Park features the BB&T Soccer complex, Lake Townsend Park (adjacent to the eponymous lake), and the Champions Golf Course).[ citation needed ]

History

Jesse Brown acquired the land in the area in 1858 and established a farm. In 1863, the Richmond and Danville Railroad built a line through the area and named it Browns Summit, as Brown's farm rested at the highest point of elevation on the line. [3]

References

  1. "North Carolina Gazetteer" . Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns Summit, North Carolina
  3. Powell 1976, p. 66.

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