Brownsville, Jackson County, Illinois

Brownsville is a ghost town in Jackson County, Illinois, United States.

For the unincorporated community in White County, Illinois, see Brownsville, White County, Illinois.

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 due west of Murphysboro and 0.75 miles 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]

References
  1. Ghost Towns of Southern Illinois, Glenn J. Sneed
  2. "Historical encyclopedia of Illinois", Bateman, et al.
  3. Visitors Guide to the Jackson County, Illinois

37.771406°N 89.384052°W / 37.771406; -89.384052


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