Brownville, Alabama

Ghost town in Alabama, United States

Brownville, Alabama

Ghost town

Brownville, Alabama

Coordinates: 33°23′33″N 87°45′12″W﻿ / ﻿33.39250°N 87.75333°W﻿ / 33.39250; -87.75333
Country| United States
State| Alabama
County| Tuscaloosa
Elevation

| 259 ft (79 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)| 205, 659
GNIS feature ID| 115026[1]

Brownville, also known as Brownsville, Hog Eye, Red Valley, and Sulpher Springs, is a ghost town formerly located in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States.

## History[edit]

The community was originally called Sulpher Springs, named for the nearby mineral springs. Later known as Hog Eye due to its small size, then known as Red Valley for the fact that most houses in the community were painted red. Finally known as Brownville in honor of W. P. Brown.[2] In addition to the Brown Lumber Company, the Brown Wood Preserving Company was also located in Brownville.[3] A post office operated under the name Brownville from 1926 to 1966, and Brownville Rural Station from 1966 to 1972.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Brownville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 24\. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
3. ^ Daniel J. Leab (January 1, 1985). The Labor History Reader. University of Illinois Press. p. 366\. ISBN 978-0-252-01198-6.
4. ^ "Tuscaloosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

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Municipalities and communities of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States

County seat: Tuscaloosa

Cities|

* Brookwood
* Northport
* Tuscaloosa

Map of Alabama highlighting Tuscaloosa County

Towns|

* Coaling
* Coker
* Lake View
* Moundville‡
* Vance‡
* Woodstock‡

CDPs|

* Cottondale
* Holt

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Abernant
* Buhl
* Caffee Junction
* Duncanville
* Echola
* Elrod
* Fosters
* Gorgas‡
* Kellerman
* Kimbrell‡
* McCalla‡
* Moores Bridge
* New Lexington
* Peterson
* Ralph
* Romulus
* Samantha
* Sandtown
* Taylorville
* Windham Springs

Ghost town|

* Brownville
* Kaulton

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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