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Brown County is one of Wisconsin's two original counties, along with Crawford County. It originally spanned the entire eastern half of the state when formed by the Michigan Territorial legislature in 1818. It was named for Maj. Gen. Jacob Brown, a military leader during the War of 1812. The oldest known tree in Wisconsin, a 1,300 year-old cedar growing on the Niagara Escarpment, was found in Brown County.

Adjacent Counties

• Oconto County
• Kewaunee County
• Manitowoc County
• Calumet County
• Outagamie County
• Shawano County

Cities & Villages

• Allouez
• Ashwaubenon
• Bellevue
• De Pere
• Denmark
• Green Bay (County Seat)
• Hobart
• Holland
• Howard (part)
• Pulaski (part)
• Suamico
• Wrightstown (part)

Other Towns & Communities

Anston | Askeaton | Bay Settlement | Benderville | Buckman | Champion | Chapel Ridge | Coppens Corner | Dyckesville | Eaton | Edgewater Beach | Fontenoy | Fort Howard | Glenmore | Greenleaf | Henrysville | Hollandtown | Humboldt | Kolb | Kunesh | Langes Corners | Lark | Lawrence | Ledgeview | Little Rapids | Mill Center | Morrison | New Denmark | New Franken | Pine Grove | Pittsfield | Poland | Preble | Red Banks | Rockland | Scott | Shirley | Sniderville (part) | Sugar Bush | Wayside | Wequiock

The county also contains the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Wisconsin

Links

Wikipedia

National Register of Historic Places

Genealogy Trails

Roots Web

RAOGK

Bay Area Genealogical Society

USGW Archives

Forebears.io

Genealogy Links

Brown county Historical Society

Genealogy Inc

Archives.com