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Browns, Boone County, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°03′00″N 92°15′41″W / 39.05000°N 92.26139°W / 39.05000; -92.26139
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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

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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

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns, Boone County, Missouri
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.

39°03′00″N 92°15′41″W / 39.05000°N 92.26139°W / 39.05000; -92.26139