Welcome to Brushville ...
Brushville is located in Waushara County<1>.
The location of Brushville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brushville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.
Brushville is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Brushville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Brushville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Brushville - they are located in Kansas and Pennsylvania (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brushville.
Communities near Brushville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brushville.
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Waupaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Omro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Winneconne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Wautoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Redgranite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Weyauwega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Wild Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Fremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brushville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brushville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brushville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brushville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brushville. See our Newspapers Page for Brushville.
Adding Brushville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brushville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brushville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Brushville post office opened in 1867.
We also found Brushville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brushville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brushville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waushara County: www.1waushara.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waushara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brushville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |