| Official Name: | Brownsville, Mississippi |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Brownsville |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hinds |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 295 |
| Coordinates: | 32.4489°N -90.4369°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 39041 |
| Area Code: | 601 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 667652 |
Brownsville is an unincorporated community located on Mississippi Highway 22 in northern Hinds County, Mississippi. Brownsville is approximately 12miles southwest of Flora and approximately 8miles north of Bolton.
Brownsville is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Brownsville was originally known as Spring Hill. The name was changed to Brownsville in 1838 in honor of Elisha Brown, who settled in the area in 1830. The local Masonic lodge funded the construction of a male and female school for Brownsville. The community was once home to two churches, two general stores, a drug store, two carriage shops, and a blacksmith shop.[1]
In 1838, the Brownsville Volunteers were organized and made part of the Hinds County regiment of the state of Mississippi.[2]
A post office operated under the name Brownsville from 1838 to 1904.[3]