Brownsville, Ohio

For the ghost town in Harrison County, see Brownsville, Harrison County, Ohio.

Brownsville is a census-designated place in northeastern Bowling Green Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States.^[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43721.^[2] It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 with State Route 668.

History

Brownsville had its start when the National Road was extended to that point.^[3] The community was laid out in 1829.^[4] Brownsville was named for its founder, Adam Brown.^[3] A post office has been in operation since 1830.^[5]

Flint Ridge State Memorial is three miles north of Brownsville.

Notable person

William M. Morgan, congressman.

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brownsville, Ohio
↑ Zip Code Lookup
1 2 Brister, Edwin M. P. (1909). Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 348.
↑ Brister, Edwin M. P. (1909). Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 249.
↑ "Licking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Licking County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Newark

Cities	Heath New Albany‡ Newark Pataskala Reynoldsburg‡

Villages	Alexandria Buckeye Lake‡ Granville Gratiot‡ Hanover Hartford Hebron Johnstown Kirkersville St. Louisville Utica‡

Townships	Bennington Bowling Green Burlington Eden Etna Fallsbury Franklin Granville Hanover Harrison Hartford Hopewell Jersey Liberty Licking Madison Mary Ann McKean Monroe Newark Newton Perry St. Albans Union Washington

CDPs	Beechwood Trails Brownsville Etna Granville South Harbor Hills Marne

Unincorporated communities	Amsterdam Appleton Ben Boston Chatham Columbia Center Fleatown Fredonia Homer Jacksontown Jersey Linnville Lloyd Corners Lock‡ Locust Grove Luray New Way Outville Perryton Rain Rock Toboso Union Station Wagram Welsh Hills Wilkins Run

Ghost towns	Belfast Central City Chatham Claylick Denmans Crossroads Exeter Livingston Lockport Long Run Moscow Mount Hope New Winchester Oberlin Raccoon Town

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°56′49″N 82°15′22″W / 39.947°N 82.256°W / 39.947; -82.256

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