Brown County SD Genealogy

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Brown County Records by City/Town

Aberdeen Genealogy (152)
Bath Genealogy (31)
Columbia Genealogy (32)
Frederick Genealogy (49)


Groton Genealogy (44)
Hecla Genealogy (29)
Warner Genealogy (38)
Westport Genealogy (26)


Overview of Brown County Records

  • Brown County was created in 1879 from Mills, Stone, and Beadle counties.
  • Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records from 1905 to the present can be obtained from the South Dakota Department of Health.
  • The Brown County Clerk Court has birth records starting in 1905, marriage records starting in 1892, death records starting in 1905, burial records, divorce records, probate records starting in 1879, and court records starting in 1879.
  • The Brown County Registrar of Deeds has land records starting in 1879.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.