Brownsville, Jackson County, Illinois
Ghost town in Jackson County, Illinois, United States
Brownsville is a ghost town in Jackson County, Illinois, United States.
Brownsville, located close to a salt creek that empties into the Big Muddy River, is the former county seat of Jackson County. It is 3.25 miles (5.23 km) due west of Murphysboro and 0.75 miles (1.21 km) south of Illinois Route 149. It was moved when the courthouse and downtown burned to the ground in 1843, and the county seat was then moved to Murphysboro.[1][2][3]
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Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Murphysboro
- Ava
- Carbondale‡
- Grand Tower
- Murphysboro
- Campbell Hill
- De Soto
- Dowell
- Elkville
- Gorham
- Makanda
- Vergennes
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communities
- Brownsville
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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37°46′17″N 89°23′03″W / 37.771406°N 89.384052°W / 37.771406; -89.384052
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