Browns, Scott County, Missouri

Browns is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri, United States.[1] The junction of U.S. Route 60 Business, Missouri Route 114, and Route BB is in Browns.[2]

History

Browns was founded in the 1910s and once known as Brown's Spur, being named after a canal building supervisor who had a railway spur built at the location to aid in the delivery of materials.[3]

See also

Missouri portal

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brwons
  2. ^ "Browns, Rootwad Township, MO 63801" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  3. ^ "Scott County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.


36°51′45″N 89°37′58″W / 36.86250°N 89.63278°W / 36.86250; -89.63278


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