Brown County, Illinois Genealogy

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Parent County

 * 1839--Brown County was created 1 February 1839 fromSchuyler County. County seat: Mount Sterling

Record Loss
March 8, 1939 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Cass
 * Morgan
 * Pike
 * Schuyler

African American
The following have information concerning African American research.


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
 * African American Resources for Illinois

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Brown County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)