Browns Valley in Yuba County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Henness Pass Road – Brown’s Valley

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Photographed by Cory Waters, September 11, 2025

1. Henness Pass Road – Brown’s Valley Marker

Inscription. “Saturday morning started on [from Oregon House] and passed the Tennessee House then passed Prairie House and campt at the Androse House at the foot of mountain and to the left of road. Made 12 miles.” —Loring Samuel Comstock, Sep 1, 1855

Erected 2016 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number HP-21.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, and the Henness Pass series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 1, 1855.

Location. 39° 13.742′ N, 121° 24.835′ W. Marker is in Browns Valley, California, in Yuba County. It is on Marysville Road 0.1 miles California Route 20, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5368 Marysville Rd, Browns Valley CA 95918, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in Sacramento Valley,

and specifically in the Central Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hammon Grove (approx. 0.8 miles away); Browns Valley: 1850 – 1860 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Brown's Valley: Beginnings (approx. 0.8 miles away); Donnebrouge Mine (approx. 0.9 miles away); Timbuctoo (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Timbuctoo (approx.

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4.3 miles away); The Yuba River Bridge at Parks Bar (approx. 4.4 miles away); Loma Rica Grange Hall #802 (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Browns Valley.

Photographed by Cory Waters, September 11, 2025

2. Henness Pass Road – Brown’s Valley Marker

Photographed by Cory Waters, October 7, 2025

3. Henness Pass Road – Brown’s Valley Marker

Marker is just to the left of the utility pole.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2025, by Cory Waters of Bangor, California. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2025, by Cory Waters of Bangor, California. 3. submitted on October 8, 2025, by Cory Waters of Bangor, California. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

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