Brown County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois Brown County

Parent County

 * 1 February 1839: -- Brown County was created from Schuyler County. 

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

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


 * Burned Counties Research

Places/Localities
To see a list of places in Brown County, click on [Show], above. The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

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

Archives and Libraries

 * Inventory of the county archives of Illinois, no. 5, Brown County (Mt. Sterling), Historical Records Survey; pub. 1938

Cemeteries
Find A Grave, list of cemeteries. Additional information can be found at local level (city, township, etc.)


 * Brown Co. IL USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.


 * Illinois Cemeteries by county.

Federal
For tips on accessing census records online, see Illinois Census.


 * 1840 federal census of Brown County, Illinois, pub. 200?
 * 1850 Brown County, Illinois federal census, pub. 1983
 * Illinois 1870 census index, Brown County, pub. 1997
 * 1880 federal census, Brown County, Illinois: complete, indexed; pub. 2003
 * Ancestry.com (FI$)
 * heritagequestonline.com (LAR)

State

 * Illinois State Census, 1825-1865 Ancestry.com (FI$)

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


 * - 50th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company H.
 * - 84th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D.

Newspapers
For local newspapers, please check local town.

Websites

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