| Extracted from the "History of Green County, Wisconsin" published by Union Publishing Company, Springfield, Ill. 1884; page 748: |
| The original plat of the village of Browntown embraces the north half of the northeast quarter of section 9, township 1 north, range 6 east. It was laid out and platted by James DALE in 1882. An addition known as Sullivan's addition was made by James White in May 1882. |
| The following people represented businesses in 1884: DIVEN & FRISLEY; James DALE; DAWSON & TOMLINSON; ERICKSON; MEIGHEN; Samuel KELLY; James WHITE; Joseph STOVER; J. H. STEALY; Henry FRISLEY. |
| Other settlers included William VAN HORN. |