Official Name: | Browns Valley, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Montgomery County |
Pushpin Label: | Browns Valley |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Montgomery County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Montgomery |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Brown |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 39.9031°N -86.9919°W |
Elevation Ft: | 807 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47989 |
Area Code: | 765 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-08506[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 431643 |
Browns Valley is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Browns Valley was originally known as Brownsville, and under the latter name was platted in 1836 by Matthias VanCleave.[2] The community was named after its location in Brown Township.[3] A post office was established at Browns Valley in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1945.[4]