Abandoned Record
About Brown
Brown is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Brown, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Brown is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Brown
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1902 Clarksburg sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1910 Clarksburg sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1923 Clarksburg sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1925 Clarksburg sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1949 Clarksburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Clarksburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Wallace sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Clarksburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Clarksburg sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 Clarksburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Brown
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our West Virginia index.
- Brink11.2 mi N · Marion
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Brown": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Brown, West Virginia": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4975976.
- USGS GNIS 1553986.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).