Brownville, Tuscaloosa County

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Brownville, Tuscaloosa County (originally Sulpher Springs, later Hog Eye and Red Valley) was a former incorporated municipality in Tuscaloosa County.

The town was originally named for the mineral springs found in the vicinity, and later for its small size ("Hog Eye") and for the common color used to paint the houses ("Red Valley"). It was renamed Brownville for Brown Lumber Company president W. P. Brown. Its post office was active from 1926 to 1966 and its rural route station continued until 1972.

Brownville no longer has any residents and has been known as a "ghost town."