Brownsboro, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

34°44′57″N 86°26′35″W / 34.74917°N 86.44306°W / 34.74917; -86.44306CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyMadisonElevation

623 ft (190 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

35741

Area code256GNIS feature ID115022^[1]

Brownsboro is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama, United States. The Flint River (Alabama) passes through the town and floods periodically.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

History

Brownsboro is named after a local miller, John Brown.^[7] A post office was established at Brownsboro in 1824.^[8]

Notable person

John Stallworth, professional football player, 4 time Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV).^[9]

References

^ "Brownsboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Hoos, Anne B.; Garrett, Jerry W.; Knight, Rodney R.; (U.S.), Geological Survey; (U.S.), National Water-Quality Assessment Program (January 1, 2002). Water quality of the Flint River Basin, Alabama and Tennessee, 1999-2000. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.
^ Estimation of Agricultural Pesticide Use in Drainage Basins Using Land Cover Maps and County Pesticide Data. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 9781428906341.
^ Water quality in the lower Tennessee River Basin, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Georgia, 1999-2001. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 9781428984950.
^ "Flooding concerns grow as Tennessee River nears historic levels". AL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
^ "Flooding less than expected, but Morgan County schools delay opening (with video)". AL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
^ "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
^ "John Stallworth". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved February 7, 2015.