Browntown, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Graceville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32440. The Survey maps it on the Campbellton quadrangle.
Then and now
1952 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 36 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1952 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1952 USGS Campbellton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Campbellton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
117 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Browntown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 671 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 32/PINE WOODS RD |
| 26 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170926-3 |
| 21 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PARKVIEW RD 1308 (32) |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SHILOH CHURCH LOOP (32) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Browntown: 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackman Clay Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Jackson Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - Piney Wood Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| White Construction Co. - Peacock | Sand | Producer | ||
| White Construction Co. - White Number 2 Pit | Sand | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Browntown in 5 storm reports between 2016 and 2022: 3 flood, 2 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 2022 | Flood | Browntown | - | Minor flooding was reported along Highway 231 near the state line. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Browntown | - | A tree was blown down on Shiloh Church Loop. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Browntown | - | Trees were blown down in the Campbellton area. |
| April 2016 | Flood | Browntown | - | A local Jackson county newspaper relayed that the following roads were closed due to flooding from persistent moderate rainfall on top of already saturated conditions: Christoff Ferry Ln, Holyneck Rd, Highway 162, Barron Rd, Bright Prospect Rd, Corbin Rd, Jerusalem Church Rd, Pooser Rd, Stadsklev Rd, Old US Road, Iron Bridge Rd, Sand Basin Rd, Gemini Loop, Dellwood Cypress Rd, and Dean Rd. |
| April 2016 | Flood | Browntown | - | Flooding from persistent moderate to heavy rainfall in late March into early April resulted in numerous road closures across the county. Some roads included but may not be limited to Christoff Ferry Ln, Holyneck Rd, Stadsklev Rd, Iron Bridge Rd, Stone Rd, Dean Rd, Pittman Hill, Swails Rd, Jerusalem Church Rd, Dry Creek Rd, Gilley Rd, Pooser Rd, Sandridge Church Rd, New Bridge Rd, Chason Rd, Old US Rd, and Fairview Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graceville | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Rambo | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Collins Mill | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Campbellton | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Ellaville | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Jacobs | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Glass | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Sills | 10.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295157. 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.






