Brown County was formed from Adams and Clermont counties on March 1st 1817. It was named in honor of Jacob Brown a hero in the war of 1812

Georgetown the County seat was laided out in 1819 by Allen Wood and Henry Newkirk,

CURRENT TOWNSHIPS: Byrd, Clark, Eagle, Franklin, Green, Huntington, Jackson, Jefferson, Lewis, Perry, Pike, Pleasant, Scott, Sterling, Union, Washington.

CITIES/TOWNS/VILLAGES: Aberdeen, Andersonville, Arnheim, Ash Ridge, Bardwell, Bodman, Brownstown, Centerpoint, Centerville, Chasetown, Crosstown, Decatur, East Ripley, East Wahlsburg, Eastwood, Ellsberry, Fayetteville, Feesburg, Ferristown, Fincastle, Five Points, Fivemile, Georgetown, Greenbush, Hamersville, Hestoria, Hiett, Higginsport, Huntington Park, Kirbyville, Levanna, Locust Ridge, Macon, Maple, Mount Orab, Neals Corner, Neel, New Harmony, New Hope, Redoak, Reeds, Ripley, Russellville, Saint Martin, Sardinia, Shiloh, Slickaway, Stringtown, Upper Fivemile, Vera Cruz, Wahlsburg, West Arnheim, White Oak, White Oak Valley, Yankeetown.