Brown County OH Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Brown Records by Type Birth Records (7) Cemetery Records (260) Census Records (116) Church Records (26) City Directories (7) Court Records (4) Death Records (15) Histories and Genealogies (28) Immigration Records (6) Land Records (7) Map Records (24) Marriage Records (8) Military Records (4) Miscellaneous Records (5) Newspapers and Obituaries (87) Probate Records (9) School Records (34) Tax Records (1)

Overview of Brown County Records

• Brown County was created in 1817 from Adams and Clermont counties.
• Copies of birth and death certificates from 1908 and later can be ordered from the Ohio Department of Health.
• The Brown County Probate Judge has probate records starting in 1817, birth records starting in 1867 to 1908, and marriage records starting in 1818.
• The Brown County Health Department has death records starting in 1867 to 1908.
• The Brown County Court Clerk has divorce and court records starting in 1818.
• The Brown County Recorder has land records starting in 1818.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.