Brown County, South Dakota, United States
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Brown County is a civil located in Brown county South Dakota in the United States of America. It is at 45.589723 latitude and -98.3516118 longitude. Brown County is at an elevation of 397 ft (1302 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Columbia".
Description
Located in northeastern South Dakota along the boundary with North Dakota; 169 km (105 mi) northeast of Pierre; County Seat: Aberdeen.
History
Created in 1879 and organized in 1881. Named for Alfred Brown (born in Ottawa, Canada in 1836), also known as "Consolidation Brown" because of his involvement in the consolidation of existing counties and the establishement of new counties. (SD-T17/p22)
Location Details
| Type of Place: | Civil |
| Latitude: | 45.589723 |
| Longitude: | -98.3516118 |
| Elevation: | 397 ft / 1302 m |
| County: | Brown |
| USGS Map Name: | Columbia |
