Brownsboro, Alabama
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Location in Alabama
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alabama | ||
| County : | Madison County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 45 ′ N , 86 ° 27 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Height : | 190 m | ||
| Postal code : | 35741 | ||
| Area code : | +1 256 | ||
| FIPS : | 01-09976 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0115022 | ||
Brownsboro , even Brown Borough written, is an unincorporated community in Madison County in the state of Alabama in the United States .
geography
Brownsboro is located in northern Alabama in the southern United States, about 17 miles south of the Tennessee border and 14 miles north of the Tennessee River .
Nearby locations include Gurley (6 km southeast), Huntsville (7 km west), Moores Mill (9 km northwest), New Market (10 km north), and Meridianville (14 km northwest).
history
The place was named after John Brown, a local miller . A post office was established in 1824 or 1866.
traffic
Brownsboro is north of a route on which US Highway 72 runs together with Alabama State Route 2 .
About one kilometer to the west is Moontown Airport , 15 kilometers northwest is also Madison County Executive Airport and 31 kilometers southwest is Huntsville International Airport .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Place Names in Alabama , University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa 1989, p. 24 ( on Google Books )
- ^ Post Offices Alabama, Madison County