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

Description
The county was named for Henry Stevenson Brown, a commander at the Battle of Velasco, an early conflict between Texans and Mexicans. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Brown County Courthouse 200 S Broadway St Brownwood, TX 76801 Phone: 325-646-5859 Brown County Website County Clerk has birth records from 1900, death records from 1903, marriage, land, probate, court and military records from 1880. District Court has divorce records from 1880.

Populated Places
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



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:

Cemeteries

 * Cemetery Books available from the Brown County Historical Society

Census Records

 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records

 * List of Churches in Brown County from the Brown County TXGenWeb site.
 * St. John's Episcopal Church, Brownwood History from the Brown County TXGenWeb site

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records
 * Brown County District Court Records, starting with 1860 are available at the Local History and Genealogy Library, Brownwood, Texas.

Land and Property Records

 * Brown County Bounty-Land Warrant Files A-S are available at the Local History and Genealogy Library, Brownwood, Texas.

Local Histories

 * Brown County, Texas, 1956-1985, published 1987 by Estill Franklin Allen, Brown County Historical Society.
 * In the Live and Lives of Brown County People, 23 volumes, available from the Brown County Historical Society
 * The Promised Land: A history of Brown County, 1941, by James C. White, available from the Brown County Historical Society  Partial transcription online at the Brown County TXGenWeb site.
 * Something About Brown, 1958, by Dr. T. R. Havins., available from the Brown County Historical Society
 * Frontier's Generation, 1931, by Tevis Clyde Smit.
 * Blanket, Texas Community History 1983, with an Edition compiled in 2000, by Estill Franklin Allen, available from the Brown County Historical Society
 * Early Communities of Lake Brownood by Pattie Lee Cross Weedon, available from the Brown County Historical Society
 * Pioneer Women of Brownwood, History &amp; Genealogy of Brown County Sheriffs 1858-2008, Last Train to Blanket, and other Brown County Books available from the Brown County Historical Society
 * Frontier Times Magazine by J. Marvin Hunter. Database of magazines 1923-1954 located at the Local History &amp; Genealogy Library  The magazines chronicle life in Western and Central Texas in the mid to late 1800s and early 1900s and feature county and town histories, lives of interesting people, biographies of Texas Rangers, etc.  Index to the magazines at Frontier Times website.
 * Texas Indexes (about 20 counties) at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1940 Brown County General Highway Map from the Texas State Library.
 * 1961 Brown County General Highway Map Detail of Brownwood and other towns in Brown County from the Texas State Library.
 * Map of Historic Brown County with locations of former small communities, schools, etc. available from the Brown County Museum of History and the History and Genealogy Research Library
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenweb site.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Brown County World War II Veterans, Surnames A-G with brief biographical sketches. Alphabetical list of veterans who lost their lives; and Brown County World War II Veterans, Surnames H-Z, includes biographical sketches, "Women in the Military" and "Story of Camp Bowie. (In the Life and Lives of Brown County People, Vol. 12 &amp; 13) Available from the Brown County Historical Society.
 * Veterans Memorials in Brown County from the Heritage Association Brown County.

 Mexican-American War
 * 1845-1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry — index ($)

 Civil War Civil War Veterans of Brown County (In the Life and Lives of Brown County People, Vol. 10) includes 440 Veteran listed alphabetically. Available from the Brown County Historical Society.
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * Confederate Pension Applications at Texas State Library and Archives Commission

 World War I
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906-1989 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Newspapers
Brownwood Bulletin and Brownwood Banner newspapers archives are available on microfilm at the Local History &amp; Genealogy Library.
 * Brownwood Bulletin Newspaper
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Probate Records

 * 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1800-2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry — index and 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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast — index and images ($)
 * Brown County Tax Rolls 1859-1910 are available at the Local History and Genealogy Library, Brownwood, Texas.

Vital Records

 * Brown County Marriage Records, Texas Birth Index 1903-1976 and Texas Deaths 1906-1973 are available on microfilm at the Local History and Genealogy Library, Brownwood, Texas.

Birth

 * 1840-1981 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage — index ($)

Marriage

 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1814-1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1880-1920 Index to Marriages Brown County Texas 1880-1920. Book available from the Brown County Historical Society
 * 1966-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)

Death

 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1910-1942 McInnis Funeral Home Records, 1910-1942. Book available from the Brown County Historical Society
 * 1964-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Divorce

 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Cleburne Texas FamilySearch Center
 * San Angelo Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Stephenville Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Waco Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Brownwood Texas Genealogical Library - an affiliate library
 * Comanche Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Dublin Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Tom Green County Library - an affiliate library
 * Waco-McLennan County Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Brownwood Public Library 600 Carnegie Brownwood, TX 76801 Phone: 325-646-0155 Website Local History and Genealogy Library 213 S. Broadway Brownwood, TX 76801 Phone: 325-646-6006 Website The library has the Brownwood newspapers on microfilm, City Directories from 1909, phone books, cemetery burial lists, Brown County Tax Rolls, District Court records, World War II records and newspaper clippings, and vital records. The library's Genealogy holdings are searchable in the Brown County Public Library catalog. Walker Memorial Library includes Burress Genealogy Library Howard Payne University 1000 Fisk St. Brownwood, TX 76801 Phone: 325-649-8602 Website Genealogy collections are listed in the library's catalog

Museums
Blanket Museum of History 712 Main St Blanket, TX 76432 Website Brown County Museum of History P.O. Box 2006 Brownwood, TX 76804-2006 Phone: 325-641-1926 Website Also has an Annex located at 209 Broadway Street, across from the Jail.

Societies
Brown County Historical Commission 305 North Fisk Avenue Brownwood, TX 76801 Phone: 325-643-3322 Website Brown County Historical Society 213 S. Broadway PO Box 146 Brownwood, TX 76801-0146 Phone: 325-646-8208 Website Pecan Valley Genealogical Society 213 S. Broadway Brownwood, TX 76801 Phone: 325-646-6006 Website

Websites

 * Brown County TX GenWeb part of TX Genweb
 * USGenWeb Texas Counties
 * – 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.