Vera Cruz, Ohio

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

History

A post office was established at Vera Cruz in 1872, and remained in operation until 1905.^[2]^[3] The community was named in commemoration of the Siege of Veracruz in the Mexican-American War.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vera Cruz, Ohio
↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Veracruz Post Office (historical)
↑ Peacefull, Leonard (1996). A Geography of Ohio. Kent State University Press. p. 219. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

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: 39°10′19″N 83°57′45″W / 39.17194°N 83.96250°W / 39.17194; -83.96250

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