Browns is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located northeast of Columbia on Paris Road (Route B). Browns was once a stop on the Columbia Terminal Railroad.
History
A variant name was "Brown's Station".[1] The community was named after Leonidas B. Brown, a local medical doctor.[2] A post office called Browns Station was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1957.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns, Boone County, Missouri
- ^ "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡a small part of Centralia is in Audrain County | |
39°03′00″N 92°15′41″W / 39.05000°N 92.26139°W
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