Brownlee, Nebraska

Brownlee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cherry County, Nebraska, in the United States.^[1] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 15.^[2] It is located on the Loup River 5 miles (8 km) west of U.S. Route 83 in the Sandhills region of Nebraska.

History

Brownlee was given the maiden name of the founder's wife.^[3] Brownlee was originally built up chiefly by Danes.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brownlee, Nebraska
↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Brownlee CDP, Nebraska". U.S. Census Bureau, American actfinder. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 36.
↑ Hickey, Donald R.; Wunder, Susan A.; Wunder, John R. (2007). Nebraska Moments. U of Nebraska Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-8032-1572-X.

Municipalities and communities of Cherry County, Nebraska, United States

County seat: Valentine

City	Valentine

Villages	Cody Crookston Kilgore Merriman Nenzel Wood Lake

CDP	Brownlee

Other unincorporated communities	Arabia Bayonne Cascade Conterra Doughboy Eli Elsmere Falter Place Georgia Hire Irwin Kennedy Leat Simeon Sparks Thatcher

Ghost town	DeWitty

Coordinates: 42°17′17″N 100°37′33″W / 42.28806°N 100.62583°W / 42.28806; -100.62583

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