Brown Township, located in the northeast corner of the county, is bordered by Champaign and Shelby Counties. It is comprised of thirty sections and remains primarily agricultural. John Kiser of Virginia was the first recorded settler in 1806. He settled in section 30. The following year, John Simmons, a native of Pennsylvania, settled in section 36 with his wife and ten children. The principal towns are the villages of Conover, Lena, and Fletcher. Route 36 crosses the township from east to west.

• Brown Township Map from the 1883 Atlas (160 K)
  
  
• Census Index for Brown Township (77 K)
  
  
• 1880 History of Brown Township (52.65 K) BR>
  
  
• 1909 History of Brown Township (8.7 K) 

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