2016 Map of Brownville

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The Black River serves as the southern anchor for this portion of Jefferson County, where the industrial and residential corridors of Brownville and Glen Park concentrate near the Black River Bridge. Moving north, the landscape transitions into a more rural pattern of drainage basins and scattered family settlements. The expansive Perch Lake and its surrounding wetlands, fed by the Perch River, dominate the central terrain, while significant tributaries like Philomel Cr. and Parrish Cr. carve the agricultural uplands. Genealogy researchers will find several small family or community burial grounds throughout the area, including Rouses Cem near Stone Mills and the more remote Stevens Cem and Pettit Cem. Modern transportation networks are evidenced by the Interstate 81 corridor passing through Noseville, which contrasts with the older settlement patterns centered on Pamelia Center.