Brown County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Brown County

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

County Courthouse
Brown County Courthouse 101 1st Ave SE Aberdeen, SD 57401-4203 Phone: 605.622.2266 Clerk Courts has birth, marriage, death, burial, probate and court records; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County
1879--Brown County was created 1 October 1879 from Mills, Eliminated 1 Oct. 1879, Stone, Eliminated 1 Oct. 1879, andBeadle(old) Counties. County seat: Aberdeen

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Day
 * Dickey County, North Dakota
 * Edmunds
 * Faulk
 * Marshall
 * Mcpherson
 * Sargent County, North Dakota
 * Spink

Census
1905, 1915, 1925 State Censuses --Unique information could include: Ethnic Background, Maiden Name, Church Affiliation &amp; Military Service

1905 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

1915 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

1925 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

1935 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

1945 state census with images can be viewed free at Record Search

Military

 * 1861-1941 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1800 – 1985 North Dakota and South Dakota Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Societies and Libraries
Brown County Historical Society Dacotah Prairie Museum PO Box 395 Aberdeen, SD 57401 (605)626-7117 email:[mailto:dacotahprairiemuseum@gmail.com] Website

Frederick Area Historical Society 412 Main St. PO Box 523 Frederick, SD 57441-0523 Website

Aberdeen Area Genealogical Society P.O. Box 493 Aberdeen, SD 57402-0493 Website

Alexander Mitchell Public Library 519 S. Kline Street Aberdeen, SD 57401 605-626-7097 email:[mailto:ampl@sdln.net] Website

Family History Centers

 * Aberdeen South Dakota Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.