Brownsville, TN Road Trips
Plan drives from Brownsville, TN with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.
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Trip Routes
3
Longest Drive
332.4 mi
Knoxville, TN
Quickest Drive
5h 10m
Chattanooga, TN
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Brownsville, TN by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
9,634
Median Income
$39,488
Median Home Value
$119,700
Median Age
41.1
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Brownsville, TN at a Glance
Founded
1890
Elevation
390 ft
Area
10 mi²
Notable People from Brownsville, TN
A sampling of people born in Brownsville, TN.
Tina Turner
1939–2023
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
Jarvis Varnado
1988
American basketball player
Richard Halliburton
1900–1939
American writer (1900–1939)
Harold M. Shaw
1877–1926
American film director (1877-1926)
Joseph W. Folk
1869–1923
American politician (1869-1923)
Brett Scallions
1971
American singer
David Alexander Nunn
1833–1918
American politician (1833-1918)
Hammie Nixon
1908–1984
American musician
Zachary Taylor
1849–1921
American politician (1849–1921)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Brownsville, TN.
Joshua K. Hutchison House
house in Brownsville, United States of America
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Traveler Guide to Brownsville, TN
Brownsville is in Western Tennessee.
This community is one of many in the delta region that grew up around wealthy cotton-planting ventures requiring heavy slave labor and the subsequent mistreatment of African Americans thru disenfranchisement, including lynching, even after that way of life was upended. But now it is often correlated with Tina Turner who grew up here, and bar-b-que cooking.
1 West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center and Tina Turner Museum, 121 Sunny Hill Cove, ☏ +1 731-779-9000. Tu-Sa 9AM-5PM, Su 1-5PM, M closed. This museum offers a vignette on the Western Tennessee delta region with exhibits on things like cotton, blues artists, turtles and other endemic species, and Tina Turner (grew up in this community of Brownsville). Free, $10 for guided tour. (updated Aug 2021) 2 Mindfield Cemetery, 344 W Main St. An abstract metal artwork creation that looks a bit like Watts Towers in LA. (updated Aug 2021) 3 Fort Pillow State Historic Park, 3122 Park Rd, Henning, ☏ +1 731-738-5581. Daily 8AM-4:30PM. Site of the Civil War Battle of Fort Pillow, where some 300 African American Union soldiers were brutally massacred by Nathan Bedford Forrest's men upon his orders after surrendering. (updated Aug 2021) 4 Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center, 200 Church St, Henning, ☏ +1 731-738-2240. Tu-Sa 10AM-5PM. Boyhood home of the author of the intergenerational African American epic Roots. (updated Aug 2021) 5 Tipton County Museum, 751 Bert Johnston Ave, Covington, ☏ +1 901-476-0242. Tu-Sa 9AM-5PM. Regional museum, military artifacts, mounted animals, etc. (updated Sep 2021)
1 Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 6772 TN-76, Stanton. Swamp and marshland area where you can explore walking trails, view wildlife and lily pads, and look at dioramas. (updated Aug 2021) 2 Tennessee Safari Park, 618 Conley Rd, ☏ +1 731 696-4423. M-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su noon-5PM (last car in at 4). A drive-thru zoo where some 80 species roam about and where ungulates such as baby giraffes will want to eat from your car. $20 adults, $12 kids, $3 food cup. (updated Oct 2021)
1 Helen's Bar BQ, 1016 N Washington Ave, ☏ +1 731 779-3255. Tu-Sa 10am-7pm. Highly regarded cuisine in these parts. (updated Aug 2021)
1 Comfort Inn Brownsville I-40, 120 Sunny Hill Cove, ☏ +1 731 734-2676. Gym facility. (updated Aug 2021)
Travel tips adapted from Brownsville (Tennessee) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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