Browns Summit, North Carolina

Browns Summit (sometimes called Brown Summit) is a small unincorporated community in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States.[1]

Browns Summit, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Browns Summit is located in North Carolina
Browns Summit
Browns Summit
Browns Summit is located in the United States
Browns Summit
Browns Summit
Coordinates: 36°12′45″N 79°42′49″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Elevation
[1]
804 ft (245 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27214
GNIS feature ID982041[1]

The community remains rural, consisting of wooded areas and a mixture of open meadows and rolling farmland, however, it is a growing and upcoming area due to the proximity to Greensboro, Burlington, and Reidsville as well for a number of other reasons: recognition of the state's plan to complete Interstate 785 near the area; the new housing developments in progress, particularly along the western area near NC Hwy 150 and Yanceyville Road; the Bryan Park Complex, located at the town's Southern boundary (Bryan Park features the BB&T Soccer complex, Lake Townsend Park (adjacent to the eponymous lake), and the Champions Golf Course).

History

Jesse Brown acquired the land in the area in 1858 and established a farm. In 1863, the Richmond and Danville Railroad built a line through the area and named it Browns Summit, as Brown's farm rested at the highest point of elevation on the line.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns Summit, North Carolina
  2. Powell 1976, p. 66.

Works cited
  • Powell, William S. (1976). The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807812471.
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