Brown County, South Dakota:
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Projects

• Brown County      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Brown County South Dakota Genealogy and Local History      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Brown County South Dakota Genealogy and Local History      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Brown County, South Dakota      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Adjacent counties

• Day County, SD  to the east
• Dickey County, ND  to the north
• Edmunds County, SD  to the west
• Faulk County, SD  to the southwest
• Marshall County, SD  to the east
• McPherson County, SD  to the west
• Sargent County, ND  to the northeast
• Spink County, SD  to the south

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Brown Co, South Dakota, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Brown County Biographies      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Brown County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for Brown County, South Dakota      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Brown County  South Dakota Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Brown County Cemeteries      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Brown County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• Cemeteries in Brown County, South Dakota      (Source: Trails to the Past)
• Cemeteries of Brown County      (Source: Interment.net)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)
• Riverside Memorial Cemetery  Aberdeen, South Dakota

Census Records and Indexes (15)

Church Records

• Confirmation History for the Savo Lutheran Church  Frederick
• Confirmation Records for the Finnish Lutheran Church  Savo Township
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1826-1945  includes Aberdeen, South Dakota     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946  includes Claremont     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940  includes Aberdeen, South Dakota     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Pioneer Members  Old Apostolic Finnish Lutheran Church in Savo Township
• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes Ordway, Plana and Stratford, South Dakota     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Brown County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• South Dakota Clerks of Courts, 1889-1989  Brown County on page 4

Directories

• Aberdeen City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

History

• Brown County  Andreas     (Source: USGenWeb South Dakota Archives)
• Brown County      (Source: Wikipedia)
• Brown County Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Brown County History  History of South Dakota, Vol. 1, 1904     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Brown County, South Dakota      (Source: LandmarkHunter.com)
• National Register of Historic Places      (Source: National Register of Historic Places)
• Northeast South Dakota History 

• Histories of specific towns and townships

  • History & Facts of the Aberdeen Fire Department 
  • Frederick, South Dakota History 
  • Ordway      (Source: South Dakota Ghost Towns)
  • Winship      (Source: South Dakota Ghost Towns)

• Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events (14)

Introduction and Guides

• Brown County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Brown County Genealogy Resources  South Dakota Department of Health
• Brown County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Cyndi's List of South Dakota locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)

Land Records

• 1905 Plat Map Index      (Source: Odessa Digital Library)
• 1911 Plat Map Index      (Source: Odessa Digital Library)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• South Dakota BLM Database  Brown County     (Source: USGenWeb South Dakota Archives)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Aberdeen South Dakota Family History Center      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Brown County Records archived at the State Archives 
• Dacotah Prairie Museum  Aberdeen, South Dakota
• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Historical Repositories in Aberdeen, South Dakota  See page 1
• Library Directory for Brown County, South Dakota      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Brown County, South Dakota     (Source: Find My Past)
• Storybrook Land Train Depot Museum  Aberdeen, South Dakota
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Lookups

• Brown County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• SDBROWN Brown County genealogy

  • SDBROWN Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (43)

Military Records and Histories

• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Brown County, Dakota Territory     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Brown County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Brown County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Brown County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• General Federation of Women's Clubs Pioneer Daughters  Brown County

Newspaper Records (12)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Aberdeen Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Aberdeen News  Obituaries from the past 365 days
• Aberdeen News 
• Aberdeen, South Dakota Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Brown County, SD Obituaries      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Groton Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Obituary search includes Aberdeen American News      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Obituary search includes Aberdeen News  Aberdeen, SD     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (10)

School Records and Histories

• Aberdeen School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Aberdeen, SD High School Class of 1911      (Source: Old-Yearbooks.com)
• Bath School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Columbia School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Frederick School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Hecla School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• School Records, 1879-1970      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• South Dakota School Records  1879-1970     (Source: FamilySearch)

Societies

• Aberdeen/Brown County Landmarks Commission 
• Brown County Historical Society 
• Frederick Area Historical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (119)

Transportation and Industry

• Aberdeen Regional Airport History 
• Brown County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Building histories of Brown County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Patents  Brown County, South Dakota     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• Brown County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)

Wiki

• Brown County, South Dakota Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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