WayfarrowBrownville
Ghost town · Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Brownville is a ghost town in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It is the only former community in Tuscaloosa County recorded on the federal names register, out of 431 across Alabama.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brownville as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 33.3925° N, 87.7533° W.
Key facts
| Nearest living town | Gordo, AL |
|---|---|
| Distance to it | 9.9 miles |
| Coordinates | 33.39250, -87.75333 |
What's there now
Brownville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gordo, AL (population 1,435), about 9.9 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Lockhartghost town · Walker County · 27 mi
- Mountain Valleyghost town · Walker County · 31.9 mi
- Mount Zionghost town · Lowndes County · 32 mi
- Nashvilleghost town · Lowndes County · 33.3 mi
- Grantsvilleghost town · Noxubee County · 34.9 mi
- Border Springsghost town · Lowndes County · 35.1 mi
- Plantersvilleghost town · Noxubee County · 35.7 mi
- Crowghost town · Noxubee County · 35.9 mi
- Pennsylvania Campghost town · Walker County · 36.5 mi
- Egyptghost town · Bibb County · 37.1 mi
- Brazeliaghost town · Noxubee County · 38.3 mi
- Dataghost town · Bibb County · 38.4 mi
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.