Brown County, Texas Genealogy

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Parent County
1856--Brown County was created 27 August 1856 from Comanche and Travis Counties. County seat: Brownwood

The county was named for Henry Stevenson Brown, (1793-1834), early settler, trader, and Indian fighter, who was born in Madison County, Kentucky, on March 8, 1793, the son of Caleb and Jemima (Stevenson) Brown.

Record Loss
1880, 1894--Courthouse and many county records were destroyed by fire in March 1880 and February 1894.

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: | Bangs | |  | Early | Grosvenor | Lake Brownwood | May | Thrifty |  |

Neighboring Counties

 * Callahan
 * Coleman
 * Comanche
 * Eastland
 * McCulloch
 * Mills
 * San Saba

Church
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

Court

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

Land

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

Maps

 * Brown County General Highway Map 1940 from the Texas State Library.
 * Brown County General Highway Map 1961 Detail of Brownwood and other towns in Brown County from the Texas State Library.
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

 * Veterans Memorials in Brown County from the Heritage Association Brown County.
 * 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.
 * 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.

Newspapers

 * Brownwood Bulletin Newspaper
 * Brownwood Bulletin and Brownwood Banner newspapers archives are available on microfilm at the Local History &amp; Genealogy Library.

Taxation

 * 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.
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.

Libraries

 * Brownwood Public Library 600 Carnegie Brownwood, TX 76801 325-646-0155  website


 * Local History and Genealogy Library Includes DAR Genealogy Library across the street from the Courthouse 213 S. Broadway Brownwood, TX 76801 325-646-6006 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 libraries' Genealogy holdings are searchable in the Brown County Public Library catalog. Closed on weekends and Saturdays


 * Walker Memorial Library includes Burress Genealogy Library Howard Payne University 1000 Fisk St. Brownwood, TX 76801 325-649-8602 hours &amp; info Genealogy collections are listed in the library's catalog


 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Center 4503 4th St. Brownwood, TX 76801

Societies

 * Pecan Valley Genealogical Society 213 S. Broadway Brownwood, TX 76801 325-646-6006  website


 * Brown County Historical Society Located in the Local History &amp; Genealogy Library 213 S. Broadway P. O. Box 146 Brownwood, TX 76801-0146 325-646-8208 website


 * Brown County Historical Commission 305 North Fisk Avenue Brownwood, TX 76801 325-643-3322  website


 * Heritage Association of Brown County

Museums

 * Brown County Museum of History Located in the Old Jail, Downtown Brownwood P.O. Box 2006 Brownwood, TX 76804-2006 325-641-1926   website Also has an Annex located at 209 Broadway Street, across from the Jail.


 * Blanket Museum of History Located in the former Blanket State Bank building and the former Ernest Allen Drug Store building 712 Main Street Blanket, TX 76432  website

Web Sites

 * TEXAS Genweb Project
 * TEXAS Genweb Project