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| Address | Brown County Courthouse 101 S. Main St. Georgetown, Ohio 45121 Brown County Website Phone: 937.378.3100 |
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- Parent Counties: Formed from Adams and Clermont counties 27 December 1817.[1]
- County Seat: Georgetown
- Neighboring Counties: Brown County, Ohio residents may also have records in Bracken County, Kentucky and Mason County, Kentucky (south) · Adams (east) · Clermont (west) · Clinton (north) · Highland (northeast)
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Brown County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Resources
Bible Records
Biography
Business Records and Commerce
Cemeteries
- Decatur Cemetery, Byrd Township
- Eckman Cemetery, Bryd Township
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery, Byrd Township
- Brown County, Ohio Cemetery Index
- Brown County, Ohio Cemeteries
- Brown County Cemeteries
- Ohio Gravestones
- Find A Grave (126 cemeteries listed)
- Ohio Home Town Locator, Brown County, OH (96 cemeteries listed)
- The Tombstone Transcription Project
- Ohio Tombstone Photo Project, Brown County
- Brown Count of Ohio Cemeteries
- German Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Political Graveyard
- Many obituaries, bible and cemetery Records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
- Many cemetery records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
Census
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1820 | 13,356 | ||
| 1830 | 17,867 | 33.8% | |
| 1840 | 22,715 | 27.1% | |
| 1850 | 27,332 | 20.3% | |
| 1860 | 29,958 | 9.6% | |
| 1870 | 30,802 | 2.8% | |
| 1880 | 32,911 | 6.8% | |
| 1890 | 29,899 | −9.2% | |
| 1900 | 28,237 | −5.6% | |
| 1910 | 24,832 | −12.1% | |
| 1920 | 22,621 | −8.9% | |
| 1930 | 20,148 | −10.9% | |
| 1940 | 21,638 | 7.4% | |
| 1950 | 22,221 | 2.7% | |
| 1960 | 25,178 | 13.3% | |
| 1970 | 26,635 | 5.8% | |
| 1980 | 31,920 | 19.8% | |
| 1990 | 34,966 | 9.5% | |
| 2000 | 42,285 | 20.9% | |
| 2010 | 44,846 | 6.1% | |
- Free Public Records Directory
- 1820 United States Federal Census $
- 1830 United States Federal Census $
- 1840 United States Federal Census $
- United States Census 1850 United States Census Population Schedules, 1850 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 $
- United States Census 1860United States Census Population Schedules, 1860 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 $
- United States Census 1870 United States Census Population Schedules, 1870 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- United States Census 1880 (Index only) United States Census Population Schedules, 1870 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- United States Census 1880] $
- United States Census Population Schedules, 1880 (FamilySearch Historical Records) United States Census 1880
- 1890 Veterans Schedule $
- United States Census 1900 United States Census Population Schedules, 1900 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- 1910 United States Federal Census $
- United States Census 1910 [United States Census Population Schedules 1910 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
- United States Census 1920 United States Census Population Schedules 1920 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- 1930 United States Federal Census $
Church Records
Court Records
- Record Project, Brown County Public Record Informatin Guide
- Many court records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
- Many orphans and orphanages for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
Funeral Homes
- Cahall Funeral Home, with recent obituaries
- Megie Funeral Home, with recent obituaries
- Funeral Homes near Brown County, Ohio
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Local Histories
- Brown County, Ohio Biographies
- Brown County, Ohio Biography (WorldCat)
- Brown County, Ohio (WikipediA)
- Historical Collections of Ohioby Henry Howe Volume 1 (1888)
- National Register of Historic Places
- Many history records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
Land and Property
- Brown County Land Records
- Land Patent Search
- Many land records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
Maps
- 1914 County Map for Brown-Clermont
- Brown County, Ohio Map
- File: Map of Brown County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels
- David Rumsey Map Collection
- Maps of Brown County
- Many maps for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
Military
- Civil War Pension Index Cards
- Civil War Research Database $
- World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 $
- U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 $
- United States, World War II Draft Registratoin Cards, 1942
- Brown County, Ohio World War II Casualties Army and Air Force
- Many military records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
Naturalization and Citizenship
- Many naturalization and citizenship records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
Newspapers
- Brown County Newspapers
- Abstracts from before 1850, Southwestern Ohio Newspapers, The Castigator
- The Democratic Standard, from before 1850
- Many newspaper extracts for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
Obituaries
Periodicals
Probate
- Brown County, Ohio Will Testators (1817-1858)
- Many probate records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
Public Records
Repositories
Courthouse
Brown County Courthouse
101 S Main Street
Georgetown, OH 45121-00
Phone: 937.378.3100
Probate Judge has birth, marriage and probate records from 1800’s.
County Health Department has death records from 1800’s.
Court Clerk has divorce and court records from 1800’s.
County Recorder has land records.[1]
Family History Centers
Libraries
Museums
Societies
- Brown County OHGenWeb Project
- Brown County, Ohio Historical Society
- Ohio Historical Society Collections
Schools
- Ohio Schools
- Many school records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
Taxation
Vital Records
Birth
Marriage
Death
- Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.
- Brown County, Ohio 1909 Deaths
- Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002 $
- Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 $
- Brown County Vital Records
- Many vital records for Brown County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see topic details.
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog
- Brown County Ohio
- Brown County, Ohio History and Genealogy
- Ohio Genealogy Express
- Brown County History and Information
- Linkpendium
- Cyndi's List. Brown County
Places
Populated Places
- Brown County, Ohio Townships
- Histopolis Brown County, Ohio
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Brown County, Ohio
- Brown County, Ohio (WikipediA)
- Place Names, Brown County Populated Places
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 540, Brown County, Ohio. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
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