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Data centers in Brown County, Indiana

No data center in Brown County is on the record. The nearest one planned is Google Morgan County data center in Monrovia, 18 miles away, approved. The nearest running is DartPoints Columbus Data Center (CLU1), 18 miles away. The nearest stalled or cancelled is Google Franklin Township Data Center (Indianapolis), 36 miles away, cancelled.

Brown County limits new data centers, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The latest decision on the record: In Nashville, Brown County (IN), Brown County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.

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The closest data centers to Brown County

The nearest data center planned, the nearest running, and any stalled or cancelled within 50 miles, in Indiana and the states that border it. Each distance is a straight line between the two points it names.

  1. Nearest one planned

    Approved

    Google Morgan County data center

    Monrovia, Morgan County · Google

    No dated entry on the record yet.

    18 miles from the center of Brown County to the site.

  2. Nearest one running

    Running

    DartPoints Columbus Data Center (CLU1)

    Columbus, Bartholomew County · DartPoints

    No dated entry on the record yet.

    18 miles from the center of Brown County to the site.

  3. Nearest one stalled or cancelled

    Cancelled

    Google Franklin Township Data Center (Indianapolis)

    Indianapolis, Marion County · Google

    Latest, August 22, 2025: Google's data center plan for the south side of Marion County advanced over neighbors' objections in 2025 but Google withdrew its rezoning proposal in 2025.

    36 miles from the center of Brown County to the site.

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What Brown County has decided 1 body, 1 decision on the record

What the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement one tap away, newest first, with its source.

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Brown CountycountyrestrictiveIn Nashville, Brown County (IN), Brown County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session. youtube.com query feed Jun 15, 20261 act on this row
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  1. moratorium adopted

    In Nashville, Brown County (IN), Brown County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.

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Last verified October 27, 2026.

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June 15, 2026 Nashville, IN Data centers draw packed crowd to Brown County committee meeting as moratorium push hits legal wall Brown County Board of Commissioners 3clips

In Nashville, Brown County (IN), Brown County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.

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Nearby places with records

17 miles away Columbus: 1 data center on the record.
18 miles away Bartholomew County: 1 data center on the record.
23 miles away Morgan County: 1 data center on the record.
30 miles away Monrovia: 1 data center on the record.
40 miles away Indianapolis: 7 data centers on the record. A pause is on the record.
41 miles away Marion County: 7 data centers on the record. A pause is on the record.

Distances run between the centers the Census Bureau gives each place. Every Indiana county.

Questions about Brown County

Is there a data center near Brown County?

No data center in Brown County is on the record. The nearest one planned is Google Morgan County data center in Monrovia, 18 miles from the center of Brown County to the site, approved. The nearest running is DartPoints Columbus Data Center (CLU1), 18 miles from the center of Brown County to the site. The nearest stalled or cancelled is Google Franklin Township Data Center (Indianapolis), 36 miles from the center of Brown County to the site, cancelled.

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Is Brown County allowing new data centers?

Brown County limits new data centers, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The pause on the record: In Nashville, Brown County (IN), Brown County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.

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Researcher view · Brown County, Indiana · 0 records, 1 rule row · Census GEOID 18013 · basis and source tier on every row · verified October 27, 2026

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