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Browns

Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

Redlands quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1899, 1:62,500)
Redlands quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1899, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Browns is a ghost town in San Bernardino County, California. It is one of 50 former communities in San Bernardino County on the federal names register. No county in California has more among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Browns as a historical populated place on the Redlands topographic quadrangle: 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 34.0936° N, 117.1403° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRedlands
Elevation1,546 ft
Nearest living townHighland, CA
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID1670928
Coordinates34.09362, -117.14031

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What's there now

Browns is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Highland, CA (population 56,690), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,546 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Browns?

Browns is in San Bernardino County, California, at 34.0936, -117.1403.

How many ghost towns are in San Bernardino County?

San Bernardino County, California has 50 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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