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Browning, Mississippi
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Browning, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Browning, Mississippi
Browning, Mississippi
Location in Mississippi
Browning, Mississippi is located in the United States
Browning, Mississippi
Browning, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Leflore
Elevation
128 ft (39 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38930
Area code(s) 662
GNIS feature ID 667634

Browning is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi. Browning is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Greenwood and 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Valley Hill on Browning Road near U.S. Route 82.

It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.

History

Browning is located on the Columbus and Greenville Railway and was once known as Adlena. A post office operated under the name Adlena from 1898 to 1903 and under the name Browning from 1903 to 1912.

Browning was once home to a vocational school.

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