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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Brush (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brush. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Brush ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

The community of Brush was originally named Beaver Creek

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

A Few Details for Brush ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • The naming (or the toponymy) of Brush: pcodwn:Named for Jared L. Brush, pioneer cattleman.
  • It was incorporated on November 24, 1884.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Brush is located in Morgan County.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morgan County: Adams, Logan, Washington & Weld.

Below are the counties that are near Brush. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brush:

  • Morgan County     (The home county of Brush)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brush, with the one closest to Brush listed first.
    • Snyder
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <2>
    • Hillrose
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillrose
      • Hillrose is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillrose <2>
    • Fort Morgan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Log Lane Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lane Village
      • Log Lane Village is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Twelvemile Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
      • Twelvemile Corner is located in Morgan County
    • Weldona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wiggins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Orchard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
      • Orchard is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <2>
    • Hoyt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
      • Hoyt is located in Morgan County
  • Adams County
    • Shamrock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Adams County
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brush, with the one closest to Brush listed first.
    • Willard ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Logan County
    • Merino
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Atwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brush, with the one closest to Brush listed first.
    • Pinneo ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinneo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinneo
      • Pinneo is located in Washington County
    • Midway ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Washington County
    • Messex
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messex
      • Messex is located in Washington County
    • Xenia ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Xenia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
      • Xenia is located in Washington County
      • Xenia has also been known as:
      • Cody
    • Woodrow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Rago ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
      • Rago is located in Washington County
    • Akron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Akron is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <2>
    • Curtis ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curtis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
      • Curtis is located in Washington County
    • Platner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platner
      • Platner is located in Washington County
    • Elba ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Washington County
  • Weld County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brush, with the one closest to Brush listed first.
    • Stoneham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Weld County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneham <2>
    • Raymer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymer
      • Raymer is located in Weld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Raymer has also been known as:
      • New Raymer
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymer <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brush, see our County-by-County Page for Brush.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Brush ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brush.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Brush. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Brush and those printed in the larger area surrounding Brush.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of Brush.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brush:

Cemeteries Near Brush ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brush.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brush covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brush, with the one closest to Brush listed first.

  • Eben - Ezer Lutheran Care Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eben - Ezer Lutheran Care Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eben - Ezer Lutheran Care Center Cemetery
  • J. L. Brush Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the J. L. Brush Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the J. L. Brush Memorial Cemetery
  • Brush Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Cemetery
  • Presbyterian Church Columbarium
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Church Columbarium have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Church Columbarium
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Merino Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merino Cemetery
  • Weldona Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weldona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weldona Cemetery
  • Adena Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adena Cemetery
  • Gebaurer Family Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gebaurer Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gebaurer Family Cemetery
  • Prairie Lawn Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery
  • Akron Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akron Cemetery
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiggins Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Swan Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brush had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brush had a population of 5,438 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brush, with the one closest to Brush listed first.

  • Fort Morgan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pinneo ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinneo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinneo
    • Pinneo is located in Washington County
  • Balzac
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balzac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balzac
    • Balzac is located in Morgan County
  • Merino
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Willard ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Willard is located in Logan County
  • Akron
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Akron is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <2>
  • Stoneham
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Stoneham is located in Weld County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneham <2>
  • Goodrich
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Goodrich is located in Morgan County
  • Raymer
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymer
    • Raymer is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Raymer has also been known as:
    • New Raymer
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymer <2>
  • Curtis ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curtis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Curtis is located in Washington County
  • Atwood
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brush. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brush.

The official website for Brush: www.brushcolo.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brush) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brush. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2594, Longitude: -103.6274    
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brush, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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