Browns Valley is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Browns Valley was originally known as Brownsville, and under the latter name was platted in 1836 by Matthias VanCleave.[3] The community was named after its location in Brown Township.[4] A post office was established at Browns Valley in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1945.[5]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns Valley, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...for its location in Brown Township.
- ^ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
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