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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
Brownsboro
Brownsboro
Coordinates: 34°44′57″N 86°26′35″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMadison
Elevation
623 ft (190 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35741
Area code(s)256
GNIS feature ID115022[1]

History


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


Notable person



References


  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 (2002-01-01). 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 2016-03-15.
  6. "Flooding less than expected, but Morgan County schools delay opening (with video)". AL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  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 15 February 2015.
  9. "John Stallworth". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 7 February 2015.


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