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Brown County, South Dakota, United States

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Details for Brown County

NameBrown County
Place TypeCounty
Located in
South Dakota, United States
County SeatAberdeen
Coordinates
Latitude 45.5527462 45° 33' 09.9" N
Longitude -98.3087081 98° 18' 31.3" W
Population35,580
Elevation396 m
Surrounding CountiesSargent (North Dakota) NE
Marshall NE
Day SE
Spink S
Faulk SW
Edmunds W
McPherson W
Dickey (North Dakota) N
USGS GNIS FeatureID1265785
Histopolis Place ID473833144
Updated Apr 15, 2011
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Genealogy Resources for Brown County

8 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
The Political Graveyard: Brown County, S.Dak. [The Political Graveyard]
A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 192,291 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/BR.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)

Brown County SDGENWEB Archives [USGenWeb Archives]
http://www.usgwarchives.net/sd/brown/brown.html (10 Jan 2010)

Cemeteries in or near Brown County - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=22574&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (20 Dec 2007)

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials [Find A Grave]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=2364 (1 Sep 2009)

South Dakota Gravestone Photo Project - Cemetery Index [South Dakota Gravestone Photos]
Research your South Dakota ancestors and family history by searching our online database of South Dakota gravestone photos. Locate South Dakota gravestone images of your descendants and discover your South Dakota roots.
http://southdakotagravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=6 (1 Dec 2010)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > South Dakota > Brown County [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > South Dakota > Brown County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/SD/Brown/ (28 Dec 2009)

Brown County, South Dakota - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_County,_South_Dakota

Brown County, South Dakota SD, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk [ePodunk]
Brown County, South Dakota SD, county profile, with sections on demographics, cemeteries, the economy, government, history and politics.
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22574 (22 Nov 2008)
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Surveys in Brown County

1 Survey, 7 Ranges, 55 Townships

The Fifth Principal Meridian survey governs land descriptions in all or part of Brown County. You can navigate to any of the 55 survey townships that overlap Brown County using the navigation tool below.

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Townships, Cities and Towns of Brown County

61 Townships, 4 Cities, 6 Towns (Township is assumed unless noted)
AberdeenAberdeen (city)AllisonAllison (historical township)
Antelope (historical township)BatesBathBrainard
CambriaCarlisleCarlisle (historical township)Claremont
Claremont (town)ColumbiaColumbia (city)Detroit (historical township)
East HansonEast RondellFranklynFrederick
Frederick (historical township)Frederick (town)Garden PrairieGarden Prairie (historical township)
GarlandGemGreenfieldGreenfield (historical township)
GrotonGroton (city)HansonHecla
Hecla (city)HenryHighlandLansing
LibertyLincolnMercer (historical township)Mercier
New HopeNorth DetroitOneotaOneota (historical township)
OrdwayOrdway (historical township)OsceolaPalmyra
PortagePortage (historical township)PrairiewoodPutney
RaviniaRichlandRichland (historical township)Riverside
Rondell (historical township)Sand LakeSavoShelby
South DetroitSouthwest (historical township)Stratford (town)Verdon (town)
WarnerWarner (town)West HansonWest Rondell
WestportWestport (historical township)Westport (town)

Cities of Brown County

4 Cities, 6 Towns, 31 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
Aberdeen (city)BarnardBathBath Corner
Bieglers First AdditionClaremont (town)Columbia (city)Country Village Mobile Park
Deevaan Villa DevelopmentDerian SubdivisionFerneyFisher Estates
Frederick (town)Gederos EstatesGroton (city)Harlin Addition
Hecla (city)HoughtonHufftonJames
Jobee AcresMansfieldMelrose AdditionNahon
OrdwayPlanaPleasant Vally DevelopmentPrairie Wood Village Addition
PutneyRandolphRichfield HeightsRichmond
Richmond HeightsRichmond Lake Heights DevelopmentRudolphStratford (town)
Tacoma ParkVerdon (town)Warner (town)Westport (town)
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Cemeteries of Brown County

18 Cemeteries, 2 Alternate Names (*) (Cemetery is assumed unless noted)
AugustanaDetroitEast RondellFrederick
GermanGrotonHoughtonJames
OakwoodPeace LutheranRiversideSacred Heart
Saint MarysSaint PaulsSavoSt. Marys (*)
St. Pauls (*)Sunset Memorial GardensWarnerWestport

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