Brown County, Kansas Records

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Brown County, Kansas Courthouse Records
Brown County, Kansas Census Records
Brown County, Kansas Vital Records
Brown County, Kansas Resources
Brown County, Kansas External Links

Brown County, Kansas (Map It) was created on August 25, 1855 as one of the original 36 counties. The county was named in honor of Albert Gallatin Brown, (1813-1880), United States senator from Mississippi at the time of the Kansas-Nebraska Act OR it was named for O. H. Browne, a member of that legislature..

Brown County is bordered by Richardson County, Nebraska (north), Doniphan County (east), Atchison County (southeast), Jackson County (southwest), Nemaha County (west).

Brown County Cities and Towns include Everest, Fairview, Hiawatha, Horton, Leona, Morrill, Powhattan, Reserve, Robinson, Willis.

A Map of Brown County, Kansas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Brown County, Kansas Courthouse Records

Brown County, Kansas Courthouse
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Brown County, KS Courthouse

The Brown County Courthouse is located in Hiawatha, Kansas. Incomplete. No records extant for 1891—1906. †Records for 1907—11 at KSHS. Learn More About State of Kansas Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Brown county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

  • Brown County Clerks Office has Birth Records from 1885-90; 1907-11, Marriage Records from 1857 and Death Records from 1885-90; 1907-11. The Register of Deeds shall have custody of and safely keep and preserve all the books, records, deeds, maps, papers and microphotographs deposited or kept in the office of the Register of Deeds. The Register of Deeds shall also record or cause to be recorded all deeds, mortgages, maps, instruments and writings authorized by law to be recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds and shall perform all other duties as are required by law.
  • Brown County Register of Deeds Office has Land Records from 1857. The Register of Deeds shall have custody of and safely keep and preserve all the books, records, deeds, maps, papers and microphotographs deposited or kept in the office of the Register of Deeds. The Register of Deeds shall also record or cause to be recorded all deeds, mortgages, maps, instruments and writings authorized by law to be recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds and shall perform all other duties as are required by law.
  • Brown County Clerk of District Court has Probate Records from 1857 and Court Records from 1859. The Clerk of Court is part of the Judicial Branch of local government and as such is required to maintain a record of all documents filed with the courts, keep a record of all court proceedings, and collect various fines and forfeitures ordered by the court and specified by statute.
  • Brown County Treasurers Office by Kansas State law is responsible for the tax billing, collection and distribution of tax money for the State, County, Cities and all other taxing entities that levy Ad Valorem and/or special assessment taxes. For the most part, tax records remain at the local level. Assessment and tax rolls are kept, permanently, by the County Treasurer's office.

Brown County, Kansas Census Records

Brown County, Kansas Vital Records

Brown County, Kansas Resources

Brown County, Kansas External Links

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