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Brownsville

Ghost town · Jackson County, Illinois

Murphysboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500)
Murphysboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brownsville is a ghost town in Jackson County, Illinois. It is one of 3 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brownsville 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 37.7714° N, 89.3841° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townMurphysboro, IL
Distance to it2.8 miles
Coordinates37.77141, -89.38405

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What's there now

Brownsville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Murphysboro, IL (population 6,804), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Brownsville?

Brownsville is in Jackson County, Illinois, at 37.7714, -89.3841.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Illinois has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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