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Brownstown

Ghost town · Ross County, Ohio

Roxabell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Roxabell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brownstown is a ghost town in Ross County, Ohio. It is one of 17 former communities in Ross County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brownstown as a historical populated place on the Andersonville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.4937° N, 83.1032° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAndersonville
Elevation706 ft
Nearest living townClarksburg, OH
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1065531
Coordinates39.49367, -83.10324

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What's there now

Brownstown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clarksburg, OH (population 543), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 706 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Brownstown?

Brownstown is in Ross County, Ohio, at 39.4937, -83.1032.

How many ghost towns are in Ross County?

Ross County, Ohio has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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