Browns Valley, Indiana

Browns Valley
Unincorporated community
Browns Valley

Location in Montgomery County

Coordinates: 39°54′11″N 86°59′31″W / 39.90306°N 86.99194°W / 39.90306; -86.99194Coordinates: 39°54′11″N 86°59′31″W / 39.90306°N 86.99194°W / 39.90306; -86.99194
Country United States
State Indiana
County Montgomery
Township Brown
Elevation 807 ft (246 m)
ZIP code 47989
FIPS code 18-08506[1]
GNIS feature ID 431643[2]

Browns Valley is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.

History

Browns Valley was platted by Matthias VanCleave in 1836.[3] The community contained a post office until 1945.[4]

Geography

Brown's Valley is located at 39°54′11″N 86°59′31″W / 39.90306°N 86.99194°W / 39.90306; -86.99194.

References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Browns Valley, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. 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.
  4. "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 September 2015.


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