History · Brownell

Brownell’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Brownell. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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Brownell, Kansas, c. 1900 · Wikimedia Commons

The story

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Brownell was a station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. The community was named for Mr. Brownell, a railroad official.

The first post office in Brownell was established in 1880, but the post office was called Vansburgh until 1888.

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Timeline

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c. 1900Brownell, KansasCommons

1910–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.

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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBrownell, Kansas, c. 1900: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

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Brownell, decade by decade

1900s1 item

CommonsBrownell, Kansasc. 1900

1910s–
1990s

Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Today1 photo

CommonsKSMap-doton-Brownell2005

National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Brownell is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Brownell has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Henry Tilley House in Ransom, 10.2 miles away.