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Welcome To Brown County Illinois Trails History and Genealogy. This County is currently unhosted, however, we will be working to add data as we can. If you have an interest in adopting this County, please review our Volunteer Information Page, carefully and thoroughly, then contact Susan. If you have material you would like to donate for inclusion on this site, email Susan. For help researching in the State of Illinois, please refer to our Illinois Trails Research Help page. There you will find resources, tips and suggestions, links and other useful information. Brown County Circuit Clerk Courthouse Bldg 200 West Court Mt. Sterling, IL 62353 (217) 773-2713 Brown County Clerk Courthouse Bldg 200 West Court, Rm 4 Mt. Sterling, IL 62353 (217) 773-3421 Brown County History February 1, 1839 BROWN COUNTY, situated in the western part of the State, with an area of 300 square miles, and a population (1890) of 11,951; was cut off from Schuyler and made a separate county in May, 1839, being named in honor of Gen. Jacob Brown. Among the pioneer settlers were the Vandeventers and Hambaughs, John and David Six, William McDaniel, Jeremiah Walker, Willis O'Neil, Harry Lester, John Ausmus and Robert H. Curry. The county-seat is Mount Sterling, a town of no little attractiveness. Other prosperous villages are Mound Station and Ripley. The chief occupation of the people is farming, although there is some manufacturing of lumber and a few potteries along the Illinois River. Population (1900), 11,557. ("Historical Encylopedia of Illinois", 1901) MOUNT STERLING, a city, the county-seat of Brown County, midway between Quincy and Jacksonville, on the Wabash Railway. It is surrounded by a rich farming country, and has extensive deposits of clay and coal. It contains six churches and four schools (two large public, and two parochial). The town is lighted by electricity and has public, water-works. Wagons, brick, tile and earthenware are manufactured here, and three weekly newspapers are published. Population (1880), 1,445; (1890), 1,655; (1900), 1,960. ("Historical Encylopedia of Illinois", 1901) TOWNSHIPS IN BROWN COUNTY BUCKHORN TOWNSHIP COOPERSTOWN TOWNSHIP ELKHORN TOWNSHIP LEE TOWNSHIP MISSOURI TOWNSHIP MOUNT STERLING TOWNSHIP PEA RIDGE TOWNSHIP RIPLEY TOWNSHIP VERSAILLES TOWNSHIP Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in: 1825–1839 Schuyler 1821–1825 Pike 1812–1821 Madison 1795–1812 St. Clair BROWN COUNTY DATA FOUND AT ILLINOIS TRAILS Pensions The 1850 Mortality Schedule Education Biographies Census Military Events Prisoner Register Mailing List State Databases Visit the Main Illinois Trails Website ©Illinois Trails History and Genealogy http://www.iltrails.org