Brown County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Brown County

Guide to Brown County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Adams New Purchase (Allen/Delaware/Randolph) in 1835
 * County Seat:  Decatur
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Johnson (northeast)·Bartholomew (east)·Jackson (south)·Monroe (west)·Morgan (northwest)



Record Loss
Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Brown County - INGenWeb

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Brown County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Brown County, Indiana (1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical


 * Brown County, Indiana:History - Linkpendium

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Brown County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Civil War
Civil War service men from Brown County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Brown County.


 * 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 82nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and H
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies I, and K
 * 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K

Civil War Books


 * Indiana Genealogical Society. Indiana Veterans Enrollment List. 1890 Brown County. [Indiana]: (Indiana Genealogical Society, 2006.) CD-ROM no. 4168 Computer US/CAN Desktop    other library


 * "Military History" in Blanchard, Charles. Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey &amp; Co, 1884.) page 703-713, 977.2 H2b FHL US/CAN Book   other library    INTERNET ARCHIVE

Occupations

 * Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana (1938) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Obituaries

 * Brown County, Indiana Obituary and Death Notice Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. Obits and death notices from Various Funeral Homes in the Hamblen, Nashville, and Helmsburg areas.

Courthouse
Brown County Courthouse Main St and Van Buren Street Nashville, IN 47448 Phone: 812.988.5510

Some records lost in 1873 fire County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882. County Clerk has marriage and probate and court records from 1836 divorce records from 1850, court ordered birth records from 1942. County Recorder has land records from 1874.

Societies

 * Brown County Indiana Historical Society There is a tab for Historical Archives
 * Brown County Genealogical Society Facebook Page
 * Brown County Genealogical Society Website

Family History Centers

 * Bloomington Indiana Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the [Family History Center directory].

Taxation

 * Tax List of Brown County, Indiana (1848, 1858, 1864, 1875, 1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Brown County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Brown County, Indiana History, Records, Facts and Genealogy - N2genealogy
 * Brown County, Indiana History, Records, Facts and Genealogy - N2genealogy