Brown County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Brown County

County Courthouse
Brown County Courthouse 601 Oregon Street Hiawatha, KS 66434 Phone: 785.742.2581 Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1800’s and marriage records. Register of Deeds has land records from 1857.

Parent County
1855--Brown County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Hiawatha

Indian Reservation
The Kickapoo Indian Reservation is located within the boundaries of Brown County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Atchison
 * Doniphan
 * Holt County, Missouri
 * Jackson
 * Nemaha
 * Richardson County, Nebraska

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Missouri River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Military
Soldiers from Brown County enlisted in:

1st Regiment, Companies A and B

2nd Infantry Regiment, Companies Dand G

2nd Cavalry Regiment, Company I

5th Cavalry Regiment, Companies G and L

7th Regiment, Companies A, C, H, and I

8th Regiment, Companies C and D

9th Regiment, Company A

11th Regiment, Company F

13th Regiment, Companies A, B, E, G, H, I

14th Cavalry Regiment, Companies A, H, L, K

16th Cavalry Regiment, Companies A, C, and K

Nebraska 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Companies G and L

Missouri Regiments 5 and 25

All regiments are Kansas Infantry unless otherwise indicated.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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