From: Birmingham City Directory, 1883-84. Birmingham Public Library. Gazetteer of Principal Points in Jefferson County. Page 286 BROWNSVILLE FarmersÂ’ postoffice on GloverÂ’s Ferry road, twelve miles from this city. Farmers receiving their mail at this office: J C Brown, J W Earley, H C Jenkins, J W Black, John Farrington, B A Robertson, Bryant Smith, B Henderson, M Henderson, D P Jackson, S Arnett, A J Marsh, Wm Adams, J R Heaton, Robert Thomas, Levy Black, John Wheeler, Joseph Heaton, J K Miller Bryant Smith.