Brown County, Texas Records

Brown County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 27, 1856 from Travis County and Non-County Area . This county was named for Henry Stevenson Brown, a commander at the Battle of Velasco.

Brown County is bordered by Eastland County (north), Comanche County (northeast), Mills County (southeast), San Saba County (south), McCulloch County (southwest), Coleman County (west), Callahan County (northwest).

Brown County Cities and Towns include Bangs, Blanket, Brownwood, Early..

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

Brown County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Brown County Courthouse is located in Brownwood, Texas. Learn More About State of Texas 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 indicate 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.

Some early records  prior to organization on May 1858 may be located in Coryell County

• Brown County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1900, Marriage Records from 1880, Land Records from 1836, Probate Records from 1880 and Court Records from 1884. The County Clerk's office is the place where all transactions having to do with land are recorded and kept on file. They take marriage license applications, issues marriage licenses, files the license after the marriage, and maintains a permanent record of the marriage, surveys and plats of subdivisions, Armed Forces discharge papers for all veterans who reside in the county. Some naturalization records have been found with the deeds.
• Brown County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Brown County, Texas Census Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Brown County, Texas Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from 1903 to present.
• Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
• Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
• Locations: Texas Department of State Health Services
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111

Brown County, Texas Resources

• Brown County Historical Society
• Pecan Valley Genealogical Society
• Brown Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Brown County, Texas Message Boards

Brown County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Brown County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Brown Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• The promised land : a history of Brown County, Texas
• Brown Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Brown County History
• Brown County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Brown Co. TXGenweb
• Brown County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Brown County, Texas Military Records