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Brown County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,937. Its county seat is Mount Sterling.
Siloam Springs State Park is located partly in this county.
History
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Brown County was formed out of Schuyler County in 1839. It is named in honor of U.S. General Jacob Brown, who defeated the British at the Battle of Sackett's Harbor in 1813.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1817 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1878 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 4,183
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| 1850 | 7,198
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| 1860 | 9,938
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| 1870 | 12,205
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| 1880 | 13,041
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| 1890 | 11,951
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| 1900 | 11,557
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| 1910 | 10,397
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| 1920 | 9,336
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| 1930 | 7,892
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| 1940 | 8,053
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| 1950 | 7,132
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| 1960 | 6,210
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| 1970 | 5,586
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| 1980 | 5,411
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| 1990 | 5,836
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Brown County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- Outstanding guide to Brown County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- Brown County ILGenWeb
- Genealogy Trails: Brown County, Illinois
- Rootsweb.com: Brown County, Illinois
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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