Brownsville, Tennessee
Brownsville is a city of 9,622 people in Haywood County, Tennessee, founded in 1890.
Why visit Brownsville
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails and 1 place to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Temple Adas Israel, Brownsville Carnegie Library, Bomer City Park and College Hill Historic District.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 91°F; January lows average 30°F.
Weather in Brownsville
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Brownsville
Brownsville is a city in and the county seat of Haywood County, Tennessee, United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 9,788. The city is named after General Jacob Jennings Brown, an American officer of the War of 1812.
From the Wikipedia article Brownsville, Tennessee (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks9
Temple Adas Israel
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
United States historic place
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Brownsville Carnegie Library
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
Carnegie library in Brownsville, Tennessee
College Hill Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
Historic district in Brownsville, Tennessee, USA
Jefferson Street Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Haywood County, Tennessee
Joshua K. Hutchison House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
House in Brownsville, United States of America
North Washington Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
Historic district in Brownsville, Tennessee, United States
Dunbar-Carver Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.4 mi
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship12
Zion Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
Church building in Tennessee, United States of America
History
Brownsville was a trading center that developed in association with cotton plantations and commodity agriculture in the lowlying Delta of the Mississippi River around Memphis, Tennessee and West Tennessee. It is located north of the Hatchie River, a tributary of the Mississippi, which originally served as the main transportation routes to markets for cotton. The land was developed by planters for cotton plantations and worked by large numbers of enslaved persons of African ancestry, who made up a majority of the town and county population.
From the History section of Brownsville, Tennessee on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries12
Healthcare3
Map of Brownsville
41 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 30°F | 4.2 in | 0.8 in |
| Feb | 53°F | 33°F | 5.0 in | 0.8 in |
| Mar | 62°F | 41°F | 5.6 in | 0.4 in |
| Apr | 72°F | 50°F | 5.2 in | 0.1 in |
| May | 80°F | 60°F | 6.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 88°F | 68°F | 4.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 91°F | 71°F | 4.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 90°F | 70°F | 3.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 85°F | 62°F | 3.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 74°F | 50°F | 3.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 61°F | 40°F | 4.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Dec | 51°F | 33°F | 5.8 in | 0.1 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Brownsville (0 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
Haywood County has had 18 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2026-02-06: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2026-01-24: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2025-06-19: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2025-04-02: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2023-05-17: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornado (Severe Storm)
- 2023-04-07: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes (Severe Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 19 miles away.
- Bells 13 mi northeast, about 21 min by car
- Alamo 16 mi northeast, about 25 min by car
- Jackson 24 mi east, about 39 min by car
- Bolivar 26 mi southeast, about 42 min by car
- Brighton 28 mi west, about 45 min by car
- Dyersburg 32 mi north, about 52 min by car
- Atoka 32 mi west, about 51 min by car
- Arlington 32 mi southwest, about 52 min by car
- Lakeland 35 mi southwest, about 56 min by car
- Bartlett 40 mi southwest, about 1 h 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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Brownsville TN 2012-04-08 002, Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]), CC BY 3.0
- Brownsville, TN, View from S, Billy Tripp's Mind Field, 2008 - panoramio, Chris English, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brownsville, TN, View from N, Billy Tripp's Mind Field, 2008 - panoramio, Chris English, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brownsville, TN, Central Thoughts Inspiring Billy Tripp's Mind Field, 2008 - panoramio, Chris English, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brownsville, TN, Remembering the Dead, Billy Tripp's Mind Field, 2008 - panoramio, Chris English, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brownsville, TN, Central Thoughts Inspiring Billy Tripp's Mind Field, 2008 - panoramio (1), Chris English, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brownsville Carnegie Library-Brownsville TN, rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JKH 2, Spencer Kellum, CC BY-SA 3.0
- JKH 1, Spencer Kellum, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zion Church 1, Spencer Kellum, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zion Church 2, Spencer Kellum, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Temple Adas Israel, Spencer Kellum, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS023-E-18647 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS028-E-11828 - View of Tennessee, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS062-E-121196 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS051-E-38564 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS023-E-18648 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-128272 - View of Missouri, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS038-E-18039 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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