Brownsville is a city in and the county seat of Haywood County, Tennessee, United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 9,788. The city is named after General Jacob Jennings Brown, an American officer of the War of 1812.
Southeast
Brownsville
Fayette County, TN
Population
9,739
Walk Score
67 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$706
Median home value
$108,300
Founded
1890
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- College Hill Historic District · listed 1980
- College Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2015
- Dunbar-Carver Historic District · listed 2015
- Haywood County Farm and Cemetery · listed 2025
- Jefferson Street Historic District · listed 2016
- North Washington Historic District · listed 2015
Notable landmarks
- Lucerne · listed 1977
- Brownsville Carnegie Library · listed 2018
- Esso Filling Station · listed 2024
- Hutchison, Joshua K., House · listed 1988
- Republican Primitive Baptist Church · listed 2000
- Temple Adas Israel · listed 1979
- Zion Church · listed 1978
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