Browns Crossing, Georgia
Browns Crossing is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
History
[edit]Variant names were "Browns" and "Browns Station".[1] Two of the first settlers, the postmaster and a railroad employee, had the surname Brown.[2] A post office called Browns Crossing was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1931.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns Crossing
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 26. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
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