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Brownstown is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Indiana, in the United States.

History

When Brownstown contained a post office, it was called Mount Prospect. That post office operated from 1835 until 1918.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brownstown, Crawford County, Indiana
2. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A variant name is Mount Prospect for the post office...
3. "Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Indiana, United States
County seat: English
Towns	Alton English Leavenworth Marengo Milltown‡
Townships	Boone Jennings Johnson Liberty Ohio Patoka Sterling Union Whiskey Run
CDPs	Eckerty Grantsburg Taswell
Other communities	Beechwood Brownstown Cape Sandy Curby Fredonia Hogtown Magnolia Mifflin Riddle Sulphur Sulphur Springs Temple West Fork Wickliffe Wyandotte
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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