Brownlee, Nebraska

Brownlee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 15.[2] It is located on the North Loup River, 5 miles (8 km) west of U.S. Route 83 in the Sandhills region of the state.

Brownlee, Nebraska
Brownlee, Nebraska
Coordinates: 42.3°N 100.6°W / 42.3; -100.6
Country United States
State Nebraska
CountyCherry

History

Brownlee was given the maiden name of the founder's grandmother.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brownlee, Nebraska
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Brownlee CDP, Nebraska". U.S. Census Bureau, American actfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1938). Origin of Nebraska place names. Lincoln, NE: Works Progress Administration. p. 7.


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