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Why visit Brownsboro
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 2 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 95°F; January lows average 37°F.
Weather in Brownsboro
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Brownsboro
Brownsboro is a city in Henderson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,212 at the 2020 census, up from 1,039 at the 2010 census. The city is on Texas State Highway 31.
From the Wikipedia article Brownsboro, Texas (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks3
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes2
History
Brownsboro was first settled in 1849 by John "Red" Brown, who operated a toll bridge across Kickapoo Creek on the road to Jordan's Saline and Tyler. He had received a state issued license to operate a bridge near the town of Old Normandy. By 1860, Henry Cade had erected a sawmill and a cotton gin. With the construction of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway through the county in 1880, the town moved to the railroad.
The town of Old Normandy was near the site of present-day Brownsboro. It was established in 1845 by Johan Reinert Reiersen of Kristiansand, Norway, who urged Norwegian immigrants to settle in the new community. In the summer of 1847, a number of settlers died and many of the Norwegian immigrants moved to Four Mile Prairie in Van Zandt County and Prairieville in Kaufman County, also established by Reiersen.
A Norwegian Lutheran church and cemetery were established in Normandy in 1853, but after that the community merged into the Brownsboro settlement. A nearby Lutheran church served as the chapel for the cemetery until the 1920s.
From the History section of Brownsboro, Texas on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Map of Brownsboro
19 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 37°F | 3.4 in |
| Feb | 62°F | 41°F | 3.7 in |
| Mar | 70°F | 48°F | 3.7 in |
| Apr | 77°F | 55°F | 3.5 in |
| May | 83°F | 64°F | 4.1 in |
| Jun | 90°F | 71°F | 4.4 in |
| Jul | 94°F | 74°F | 2.1 in |
| Aug | 95°F | 74°F | 2.6 in |
| Sep | 89°F | 67°F | 3.1 in |
| Oct | 79°F | 56°F | 4.3 in |
| Nov | 68°F | 46°F | 3.3 in |
| Dec | 59°F | 39°F | 4.0 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Tyler Pounds Fld (13 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Henderson County has had 18 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2024-05-17: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Flood)
- 2023-04-21: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2021-02-19: Severe Winter Storms (Severe Ice Storm)
- 2021-02-14: Severe Winter Storm (Severe Ice Storm)
- 2020-03-25: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 miles away.
- Ben Wheeler 11 mi northwest, about 18 min by car
- Athens 14 mi southwest, about 23 min by car
- Tyler 18 mi east, about 29 min by car
- Jacksonville 31 mi southeast, about 50 min by car
- Arp 33 mi east, about 53 min by car
- Big Sandy 35 mi northeast, about 57 min by car
- Palestine 38 mi south, about 1 h by car
- Kilgore 44 mi east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Terrell 49 mi northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Longview 52 mi east, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Brownsboro, TX, High School IMG 0564, Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brownsboro Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery (35631394854), QuesterMark from Where the West Begins, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Site of Old Normandy (36069606780), QuesterMark from Where the West Begins, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- ISS022-E-37465 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-239609 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS028-E-21318 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-239610 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS059-E-38293 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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