Brown County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Brown County

Brown County, Nebraska genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse
Brown County Courthouse 148 W 4th St; Ainsworth, NE 69210 Phone: 402.387.2705 County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1883, naturalization records 1884-1922 and military discharge records from 1919. County Judge has probate records. Clerk District Court has divorce and court records. County Superintendent of Schools has school census records from 1883.

Parent County
1883--Brown County was created 19 February 1883 from unorganized territory. County seat: Ainsworth

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Blaine
 * Cherry
 * Keya Paha
 * Loup
 * Rock

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1806 – 1989 Nebraska Wills and Probate Records 1806-1989 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Societies and Libraries
Nebraska Historical & Genealogical Societies

Nebraska State Genealogical Society Box 5608 Lincoln, NE 68505-0608 Email- General Inquiry: conference@nsgs.org Website: The Nebraska State Genealogical Society (NSGS)

Nebraska State Historical Society P.O. Box 82554 1500 R St. Lincoln, NE 68501-2554 Phone: 402-471-3270 Website: Nebraska State Historical Society

Nebraska Military Historical Society 1330 N. Burlington Ave. P.O. Box 1286 Hastings, NE 68901-1286

Nebraska Jewish Historical Society 333 S. 132nd St. Omaha, NE 68154 Phone: 402-334-6442

North Central Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 362 O’Neill NE 68763

Northeastern Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 169 Lyons NE 68038

Northern Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 362 O’Neill NE 68763

Northwest Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 6 Alliance, Nebraska 69301

Nebraska Society of Mayflower Descendants Contact: Martin W. Beerman, Historian Nebraska Society of Mayflower Descendants 19509 Frances Circle Omaha, NE 68130-2982 Website: Nebraska Society of Mayflower Descendants

Museum of Danish America

4210 Main Street PO Box 249 Elk Horn, IA 51531 Phone: 712.764.7008 877.764.7008 (toll free) 712.764.7010 Email: 	genealogy@danishmuse Website: The Danish Brotherhood/Sisterhood

County, Township and City Societies

Brown County Historical Society Hc 65, Box 158 Ainsworth NE 69210

Libraries

Ainsworth Public Library 5th & N Main St Mailing Address 339 North Ash Ainsworth, NE 69210 Website: Brown County Historical Society

Brown County NEGenWeb Project

Web Sites

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