Brown County, Ohio Genealogy

Guide to Brown County, Ohio ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The county was named for Major General Jacob Brown, an officer in the War of 1812 who was wounded at the Battle of Lundy's Lane. It is located in the South Western area of the state.

County Courthouse
Brown County Courthouse 101 S Main St Georgetown, Ohio 45121 Phone: 937-378-3100 Brown County Website

Probate Judge has birth, marriage and probate records from 1800’s. County Health Department has death records from 1800’s. Court Clerk has divorce and court records from 1800’s. County Recorder has land records.

Populated Places
 Populated Places  For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Census Records

 * 1820 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1830 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1840 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 at Ancestry ($)
 * at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 at Ancestry ($)
 * at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * United States Census 1880 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1890 Veterans Schedule at Ancestry ($)
 * at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1910 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1930 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)

Funeral Homes

 * Megie Funeral Home, with recent obituaries

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1818-1829 Brown County deeds at OHGenWeb Archives
 * Brown County Land Records at OHGenWeb Project

Local Histories

 * Morrow, Josiah, The History of Brown County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc., General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest Territory, History of Ohio, Map of Brown County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc. (Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1883) Digital version at Google Books; FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Williams, Byron, History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio: from the earliest historical times down to the present. (Milford, Ohio: Hobart Pub. Co., 1913.) Digital version at Google Books; FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
 * 1914 County Map for Brown and Clermont Counties at Rootsweb.com
 * Map of Brown County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels at Wikimedia Commons
 * Brown County at David Rumsey Map Collection
 * Maps of Brown County at Wikimedia Commons

Military Records

 * 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1917 at FamilySearch

World War I
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1917-1918 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 at Ancestry ($)

World War II
 * 1938-1946 U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1942 at FamilySearch
 * Brown County, Ohio World War II Casualties Army and Air Force at Access Genealogy

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Newspapers

 * 1793-late 1900's at History Connection —  Select county.
 * Early to late-1900's Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.
 * Brown County Newspapers at OHGenWeb Project
 * The Democratic Standard Newspaper at Newspapers.com

Obituaries

 * Gen Web Ohio Obituary Database

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1786-1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($); Index and images
 * 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1817-1858 Brown County, Ohio Will Testators at Sampubco.com
 * 1818-1886 Wills at OHGenWebArchives; Index
 * Wills at OHGenWeb Project

School Records

 * Ohio Schools at Rootsweb

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($); Index

Birth

 * 1800-1962 Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1821–1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1964 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998at Ancestry ($); index
 * 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * Various dates Brown County Births at OHGenWeb Project

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1803-1900 Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1898-1912 Ohio Marriages at Ancestry ($)
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970-2003 at MyHeritage ($); index
 * 1970-2007 Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007 at Ancestry ($)
 * Various dates Marriages at USGenWeb Project

Death

 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1932, 1938-1944, 1958-2002 Ohio Deaths at Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry ($); index and images
 * 1909 Brown County, Ohio 1909 Deaths at Genealogy Trails
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($); index

Divorce

 * 1962-2007 Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at Ancestry ($)

Family History Centers

 * Adams Ohio Family History Center
 * Georgetown Ohio Family History Center
 * Clermont County Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Portsmouth Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Brown County Public Libraries -Georgetown Library 200 W Grant Ave Georgetown, OH 45121 937-378-3197 Email: [mailto:marysheltonlibrary@gmail.com marysheltonlibrary@gmail.com] Website

Museums
John Rankin House 6152 Rankin Hill Road Ripley, OH 45167 800-752-2705 Website John P. Parker Museum 300 North Front Street / P.O. Box 246 Ripley, Ohio 45167 937-392-4188 Website The Ulysses S. Grant Homestead Association 219 East Grant Ave Georgetown, OH, 45121 877-372-8177 Website Riley Museum 219 North Second Street Ripley, OH 45167 937-392-4660 Website

Societies
Brown County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society PO Box 83 Georgetown, OH 45121-0083 Email: [mailto:br.co.genealogy@gmail.com br.co.genealogy@gmail.com] Website Brown County Historical Society PO Box 238 Georgetown, OH 45121-0238 937-446-3226 or 937-378-2355 The John P. Parker Historical Society 300 North Front Street / PO Box 246 Ripley, OH 45167-0246 513-242-4521 Website Brown County Genealogical Society 200 East Cherry Street Georgetown, OH 45121-0083 937-378-2746 Facebook

Websites

 * Local Gov't Records by County at Ohio History Connection — Browse their list; records are not online.
 * Custom Browse of Historical Collections at Ohio Memory — Use map or alpha bar to select county or place, then browse search options in left sidebar.
 * Ohio Genealogical Society ($) - online databases
 * Brown County Ohio at Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever, Ohio Counties; via Rootsweb
 * Brown County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
 * Brown County, Ohio History and Genealogy at Rootsweb
 * Brown County at Cyndi's List
 * OHGenWeb Project at OHGenWebProject
 * OHUSGenWeb Archives
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.