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Brownsboro, Alabama

Summary

Brownsboro is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama, United States. The Flint River (Alabama) passes through the town and floods periodically.[2][3][4][5][6]

Brownsboro, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Post office in Brownsboro
Post office in Brownsboro
Brownsboro is located in Alabama
Brownsboro
Brownsboro
Brownsboro is located in the United States
Brownsboro
Brownsboro
Coordinates: 34°44′57″N 86°26′35″W / 34.74917°N 86.44306°W / 34.74917; -86.44306
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMadison
Elevation
623 ft (190 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35741
Area code256
GNIS feature ID115022[1]

History edit

Brownsboro is named after a local miller, John Brown.[7] A post office was established at Brownsboro in 1824.[8]

Notable person edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Brownsboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Hoos, Anne B.; Garrett, Jerry W.; Knight, Rodney R.; (U.S.), Geological Survey; (U.S.), National Water-Quality Assessment Program (January 1, 2002). Water quality of the Flint River Basin, Alabama and Tennessee, 1999-2000. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.
  3. ^ Estimation of Agricultural Pesticide Use in Drainage Basins Using Land Cover Maps and County Pesticide Data. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 9781428906341.
  4. ^ Water quality in the lower Tennessee River Basin, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Georgia, 1999-2001. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 9781428984950.
  5. ^ "Flooding concerns grow as Tennessee River nears historic levels". AL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  6. ^ "Flooding less than expected, but Morgan County schools delay opening (with video)". AL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  7. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  8. ^ "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  9. ^ "John Stallworth". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved February 7, 2015.