Brown County, Kansas Genealogy

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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

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)