Brownsville, Illinois
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Brownsville, Illinois, is a ghost town
in Southern Illinois.
Brownsville, located where Kinkade Creek empties into the Big Muddy River
, is the former county seat of Jackson County
. It was abandoned when the courthouse burned to the ground in 1843, and the county seat was then moved to Murphysboro, IL.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
in Southern Illinois.
Brownsville, located where Kinkade Creek empties into the Big Muddy River
Big Muddy River
The Big Muddy River is a river in southern Illinois. It joins the Mississippi River south of Murphysboro. The Big Muddy has been dammed near Benton, forming Rend Lake.The Big Muddy has a mud bottom for most of its length.-Hydrography:...
, is the former county seat of Jackson County
Jackson County, Illinois
Jackson County, incorporated January 10, 1816, is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 60,218, which is an increase of 1.0% from 59,612 in 2000...
. It was abandoned when the courthouse burned to the ground in 1843, and the county seat was then moved to Murphysboro, IL.
Murphysboro, Illinois
Murphysboro is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,970 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Metro Lakeland area.-Geography:Murphysboro is located at ....