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Monroeville, Jefferson County, Ohio historical markerPhoto: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0
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History · Brush Creek Township

14% of Brush Creek Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on.

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What stands out about Brush Creek Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Brush Creek Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19054 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1994. Watch Brush Creek Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Brush Creek Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Brush Creek Township on the map, 1905 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Brush Creek Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Brush Creek Township on the 1905 USGS mapBrush Creek Township on the 1960 USGS mapBrush Creek Township on the 1971 USGS mapBrush Creek Township on the 1994 USGS map1905Salineville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Brush Creek Township.

The story so far

Brush Creek Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Brush Creek Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Brush Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 384 people in the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 438 to 384 (-12%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Brush Creek Township, 1833 to 1905

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1833Post officeThe Croxton post office opens
  3. 1895Post officeThe Croxton post office closes
  4. 20th century
  5. 1905On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Brush Creek Township, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Monroeville, Jefferson County, Ohio historical marker2016Monroeville, Jefferson County, Ohio historical markerMonroeville Assembly of God, Salineville2016Monroeville Assembly of God, SalinevilleChestnut Grove Cemetery2016Chestnut Grove CemeteryBrush Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio Office and Garage2016Brush Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio Office a…Map of Jefferson County Ohio Highlighting2015Map of Jefferson County Ohio HighlightingMap
Famous people

Famous people close to Brush Creek Township

Nobody well known was born in Brush Creek Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Henry CrewAmerican physicist and astronomer · b. 1859
Burr McIntoshAmerican photographer, actor and publisher · b. 1862
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William Milligan SloaneUnited States historian · b. 1850
William Peters HepburnAmerican politician · b. 1833
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Hugh S. JenkinsAmerican attorney general · b. 1903
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Ray GrimesAmerican baseball player · b. 1893
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Another post office, Croxton, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Monroeville
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Brush Creek Township
Chestnut GroveMonroevilleRussellWest Grove

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Ross TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSaline TownshipIts storyC+Washington TownshipIts storyBSpringfield TownshipIts storyB

Questions about Brush Creek Township’s history

Memory lane

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (5), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.