Brown County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Brown County

County Courthouse
Brown County Courthouse 101 S Main Street Georgetown, OH 45121-00 Phone: 937.378.3100 Probate Judge has birth, marriage and probate records from 1800’s; County Health Department has death records from 1800’s; Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1800’s County Recorder has land records

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Adams and Clermont Counties 27 December 1817.
 * County Seat: Georgetown
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Bracken County, Kentucky and Mason County, Kentucky (south)·Adams (east)·Clermont (west)· Clinton (north)· Highland (northeast)

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Brown County boundary changes.

Cemeteries

 * Decatur Cemetery, Byrd Township
 * Eckman Cemetery, Bryd Township
 * Liberty Chapel Cemetery, Byrd Township
 * Brown County, Ohio Cemetery Index
 * Brown County, Ohio Cemeteries
 * Brown County Cemeteries
 * Ohio Gravestones
 * Find A Grave (126 cemeteries listed)
 * Ohio Home Town Locator, Brown County, OH (96 cemeteries listed)
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project
 * Ohio Tombstone Photo Project, Brown County
 * Brown Count of Ohio Cemeteries
 * German Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
 * The Political Graveyard
 * Many obituaries, bible and cemetery Records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.
 * Many cemetery records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Census

 * Free Public Records Directory
 * 1820 United States Federal Census $
 * 1830 United States Federal Census $
 * 1840 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census 1850 United States Census Population Schedules, 1850 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880$
 * United States Census 1860United States Census Population Schedules, 1860 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 $
 * United States Census 1870 United States Census Population Schedules, 1870 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * United States Census 1880 (Index only) United States Census Population Schedules, 1870 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * United States Census 1880] $
 * United States Census Population Schedules, 1880 (FamilySearch Historical Records) United States Census 1880
 * 1890 Veterans Schedule$
 * United States Census 1900 United States Census Population Schedules, 1900 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * 1910 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census 1910 [United States Census Population Schedules 1910 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 * United States Census 1920 United States Census Population Schedules 1920 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * 1930 United States Federal Census $

Church Records

 * Brown County, Ohio Churches
 * Churches near Brown County, Ohio
 * Churches Brown County, Ohio

Court Records

 * Record Project, Brown County Public Record Informatin Guide
 * Many court records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.
 * Many orphans and orphanages for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see

Funeral Homes

 * Cahall Funeral Home, with recent obituaries
 * Megie Funeral Home, with recent obituaries
 * Funeral Homes near Brown County, Ohio

Local Histories

 * Brown County, Ohio Biographies
 * Brown County, Ohio Biography (WorldCat)
 * Brown County, Ohio (WikipediA)
 * Historical Collections of Ohioby Henry Howe Volume 1 (1888)
 * National Register of Historic Places
 * Many history records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Land and Property

 * Brown County Land Records
 * Land Patent Search
 * Many land records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Maps

 * 1914 County Map for Brown-Clermont
 * Brown County, Ohio Map
 * File: Map of Brown County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels
 * David Rumsey Map Collection
 * Maps of Brown County
 * Many maps for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Military

 * Civil War Pension Index Cards
 * Civil War Research Database $
 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 $
 * U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 $
 * United States, World War II Draft Registratoin Cards, 1942
 * Brown County, Ohio World War II Casualties Army and Air Force
 * Many military records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Many naturalization and citizenship records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Newspapers

 * Brown County Newspapers
 * Abstracts from before 1850, Southwestern Ohio Newspapers, The Castigator
 * The Democratic Standard, from before 1850
 * Many newspaper extracts for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Probate

 * Brown County, Ohio Will Testators (1817-1858)
 * Many probate records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Georgetown Ohio Family History Center

Libraries

 * Public Libraries

Societies

 * Brown County OHGenWeb Project
 * Brown County, Ohio Historical Society
 * Ohio Historical Society Collections

Schools

 * Ohio Schools
 * Many school records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see.

Taxation
Ohio Tax Records, 1816-1838

Death

 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.
 * Brown County, Ohio 1909 Deaths
 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002 $
 * Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 $
 * Brown County Vital Records
 * Many vital records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings,.

Web Sites

 * Brown County Ohio
 * Brown County, Ohio History and Genealogy
 * Ohio Genealogy Express
 * Brown County History and Information
 * Linkpendium
 * Cyndi's List. Brown County
 * Cyndi's List. Brown County

Populated Places

 * Brown County, Ohio Townships
 * Histopolis Brown County, Ohio
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Brown County, Ohio
 * Brown County, Ohio (WikipediA)
 * Place Names, Brown County Populated Places