Local Wiki
Brown County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 15, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- Mondays and Wednesdays at 9:00 AM.
- Meeting location
- Administration Building, Suite 101, 800 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown, OH 45121.
- County Auditor
- Jill Hall · 937-378-6398 / Toll-free 888-244-6420 · jhall@browncountyauditor.org
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.browncountyohio.gov/
- President, Board of County Commissioners
- Board of County Commissioners, 3 members elected at-large. President: Tony Applegate. Commissioners: Barry Woodruff, Gordon Ellis.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Villages (9)
- Aberdeen
- Fayetteville
- Georgetown (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Hamersville (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Higginsport
- Mount Orab (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Ripley
- Russellville
- Sardinia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (5)
- Eastern Local School District
- Fayetteville-Perry Local
- Georgetown Exempted Village
- Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local
- Western Brown Local
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Education (1)
- Brown County Schs Benefits Consortium
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Fire Protection (1)
- Eastern Joint Fire and EMS District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
- Brown County Metropolitan Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Library (2)
- Brown County Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Union Township Public Library (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Ports (1)
- Southwest Ohio Regional Development Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Sewer (1)
- Fayetteville Perry Township Regional Sewer District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Brown Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Solid Waste (1)
- Brown County Solid Waste Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Water & Sewer (1)
- Lake Waynoka Regional Water and Sewer District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)