Brown Township, Vinton County, Ohio

Brown Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 281 people in the township.GeographyLocated in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Starr Township, Hocking County: northYork Township, Athens County: northeast cornerWaterloo Township, Athens County: eastKnox Township: southeastMadison Township: southVinton Township: southwest cornerSwan Township: westWashington Township, Hocking County: northwest No municipalities are located in Brown Township, although the unincorporated communities of Ingham, Moonville, and New Plymouth lie in the township's southeast, southeast, and northwest respectively.Name and historyIt is one of eight Brown Townships statewide.