Brownstown, IN
united states
united states
Brownstown serves as Jackson County's seat in south-central Indiana, sitting about 50 miles south of Indianapolis along State Road 135. Most visitors take I-65 to SR-135 for the most direct route, with Indianapolis an hour north and Louisville 45 minutes south. The city sits amid rolling farmland typical of southern Indiana's landscape. The historic courthouse square centers around a distinctive clock tower from 1890 that still keeps time for this community of 3,000 residents.