Locust Ridge, Ohio

Locust Ridge is an unincorporated community in Brown County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

The first settlement at Locust Ridge was made around 1835.^[2] A post office called Locust Ridge was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1907.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Locust Ridge, Ohio
↑ The History of Brown County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Higginson Book Company. 1883. p. 555.
↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Georgetown

Villages	Aberdeen Fayetteville Georgetown Hamersville Higginsport Mount Orab Ripley Russellville Sardinia‡

Townships	Byrd Clark Eagle Franklin Green Huntington Jackson Jefferson Lewis Perry Pike Pleasant Scott Sterling Union Washington

CDPs	Lake Lorelei Lake Waynoka St. Martin

Unincorporated communities	Arnheim Ash Ridge Brownstown Crosstown Decatur Eastwood Feesburg Fincastle Greenbush Hiett Levanna Locust Ridge New Harmony New Hope Redoak Vera Cruz Wahlsburg White Oak White Oak Valley

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

Coordinates: 38°59′31″N 84°00′26″W / 38.99194°N 84.00722°W / 38.99194; -84.00722

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