Brownsville, Florida
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pensacola census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32505. The Survey maps it on the West Pensacola quadrangle.
Then and now
1921 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1921 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1921 USGS Fort Barrancas quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Fort Barrancas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Fort Barrancas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS West Pensacola quadrangle1:25000
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS West Pensacola quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS West Pensacola quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Brownsville between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,081 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MARLANE CEMETARY (17) |
| 27 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 17-ATHLETIC COMPLEX FIRE-1391 |
| 5 July 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 July 2000 | Natural | 780 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Brownsville: 6 unknowns, 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Phosphorus-Phosphates. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agrico Pensacola Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Alden Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Bellview Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clarks Sand Co. Pensacola Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gulf Coast Grading and Paving - Milford | Clay | Producer | Clay | |
| Clark Sand and Gravel - Pensacola Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Dot Pensacola - Brent Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Bitucrete Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Boley Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Hollywood Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
9 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brownsville in 9 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 6 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brownsville | $10,000 | A severe thunderstorm downed trees and power lines and produce some cometic damage to homes nar Aquamarine and Emerald Avenue. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brownsville | $500 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew down tree limbs and power lines. |
| April 2023 | Flash Flood | Brownsville | - | Heavy rain flooded multiple roads in the area. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Brownsville | - | Heavy rain caused flooding of numerous roads around the Pensacola area. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brownsville | - | High winds tore the roof off the Emerald Republic Brewing Company. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Brownsville | - | Multiple roads closed in downtown Pensacola due to flooding. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Brownsville | - | Heavy rain caused water to cover the road in the area. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Brownsville | - | Garden Street at A Street closed due to flooding. |
| November 2010 | Flash Flood | Brownsville | - | Heavy rain flooded roads at Mobile Highway and West Fairfield Drive. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Pensacola | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Pensacola | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Sanders Beach | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Goulding | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Tristan Village | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Myrtle Grove | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Warrington | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Brent | 3.1 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Brownsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14685835 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 279498. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









