Brown County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Brown County was named for Gen. Jacob Brown, who defeated the British at the Battle of Sackett's Harbor in the War of 1812. The county is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Brown County Courthouse Main St and Van Buren Street Nashville, IN 47448 Phone: 812-988-5510 County Website

Brown County Health Department 201 Locust Lane, P.O. Box 281 Nashville, IN, 47448 Health Officer: Norman Oestrike, MD Phone Number: 812-988-2255 Fax: 812-988-5601 Email: bchealth@browncounty-IN.us Health Department

County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882. County Clerk has marriage and probate and court records from 1836 divorce records from 1850, court ordered birth records from 1942. County Recorder has land records from 1874. Health Department has birth records and death records filed. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Occupations
 * Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana (1938) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent, Delinquent Census (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1837-1923 (*); Circuit and Supreme Court, Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Brown County, Indiana, Circuit Court Records, Civil and Criminal, 1836 to 1945, Index. 1993. By Helen H Reeve. Brown County, Indiana : Brown County, Indiana. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Index to Insanity Records for Brown County, Indiana (1848-1941) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Funeral Homes

 * 1891-1975 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Bond-Mitchell Funeral Home in Nashville.

Local Histories

 * Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. 1884. Charles Blanchard, Editor. Chicago, Illinois : F.A. Battey. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($);.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library


 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana
 * Brown County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War Civil War service men from Brown County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Brown County.
 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives


 * 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 82nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and H
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies I, and K
 * 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K

Civil War Books:
 * Indiana Genealogical Society. Indiana Veterans Enrollment List. 1890 Brown County. [Indiana]: (Indiana Genealogical Society, 2006.) CD-ROM no. 4168 Computer US/CAN Desktop other library
 * "Military History" in Blanchard, Charles. Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey &amp; Co, 1884.) page 703-713,977.2 FamilySearch Digital Book; other library INTERNET ARCHIVE

World War I
 * 1919 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Hoosier State Chronicles

Obituaries

 * Brown County, Indiana Obituary and Death Notice Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. Obits and death notices from Various Funeral Homes in the Hamblen, Nashville, and Helmsburg areas.

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1836-1945 Brown County, Indiana, Abstracts of Probate Records, 1836-1945. By Reeve, Helen H. Nashville, Indiana : Brown County Historical Society. 1992. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1837-1877 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1845-1914 Brown County, Indiana Will Records, Books A and B, 1845-1914. By Slevin, Ruth M. Brown County, Indiana : Brown County, Indiana. 1972. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1853-1855 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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

 * Tax List of Brown County, Indiana (1848, 1858, 1864, 1875, 1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index and images, ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection

Death

 * Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry.com - index, (Free collection)
 * 1750-1993 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch - Index only - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry $

Family History Centers

 * Bedford Indiana Family History Center
 * Bloomington Indiana Family History Center
 * Columbus Indiana Family History Center
 * Martinsville Indiana Family History Center
 * Brown County Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Johnson County Museum of History Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Monroe County History Center - an affiliate library

Societies
Brown County Genealogy Society PO Box 1202 Nashville, IN 47448-1202 Phone: 812-597-5636 Email: [mailto:radunn1953@aol.com radunn1953@aol.com] Facebook Website Brown County Historical Society PO Box 668 90 E. Gould Street Nashville, IN 47448-0668 Phone: 812-988-2899 Email: [mailto:admin@browncountyhistorycenter.org admin@browncountyhistorycenter.org] Facebook Website

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Search by county or keyword
 * Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
 * List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
 * Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Free and Members-only. Select a county
 * EveryNameIndex.com for Indiana Free online genealogy indexes for county histories. Select a county.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Brown County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – 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.