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

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 $

Web Sites

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