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Welcome to Browns Heights ...

Browns Heights is located in Guernsey County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Browns Heights: Browns Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Browns Heights for more information about variations on the name of Browns Heights.

Browns Heights is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Browns Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Browns Heights: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Browns Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Browns Heights: This one is located in Guernsey County and the other is located in Licking County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Browns Heights.

Communities near Browns Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Browns Heights.

  • Newcomerstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Byesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Lafayette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • New Concord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Philo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Philo is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <4>
  • Quaker City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Senecaville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cumberland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Conesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Conesville is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Browns Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Browns Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Browns Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Browns Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Browns Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Browns Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Browns Heights ...

Looking for more information about Browns Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Browns Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Browns Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Guernsey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Browns Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Browns Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Browns Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.