Brownlee, Nebraska
CDP
About Brownlee
Set in the northwestern part of Nebraska, Brownlee is a small unincorporated community.
Brownlee holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.11 square miles.
📰 Brownlee News Today
- Alice Smith Obituary Jul 4, 2023 Govier Brothers Mortuary & Crematory · Jul 4
- Inez A. Brownlee Roper and Sons · Jan 21
- Nebraska town celebrates diverse, multicultural history thefencepost.com · May 11
- Northern Nebraska Getting 'Up to 11 Inches' of Snow Nebraska Public Media · Dec 10
- Miles and Miles: Sandhills family building a fifth generation ranch - Tri-State Livestock News Tri-State Livestock News · Jan 10
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Brownlee Unique
- The only place in America named Brownlee — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.11 sq mi.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northwestern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 2+ neighboring communities within 22 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Brownlee
- Rat and Beaver Lake State Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNebraska
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.11 sq mi
Coordinates42.2892, -100.6242