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About Brownstown, IL

Brownstown is a small farming town in south-central Illinois, reached via US Route 40 and Illinois Route 185. Most visitors arrive from Interstate 70, exiting at Altamont for the 15-mile drive south through corn and soybean country. The town sits in the Kaskaskia River valley with gently rolling hills breaking up the flat prairie. Its most recognizable landmark is the towering concrete grain elevator from the 1950s that still serves local farmers today.

Where is Brownstown, IL on the map?

Brownstown, IL is in United States, at 38.994, -88.955 - about 10 km west of St. Elmo, IL.

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The closest airport to Brownstown, IL is St. Louis Lambert International Airport, 138 km (about 1 h 42 min by car).

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