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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 Brucewell (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 Brucewell. 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.

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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Brucewell is located in Decatur County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Decatur County: Clarke, Ringgold, Wayne, Harrison (MO) & Mercer (MO).

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

  • Decatur County     (The home county of Brucewell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brucewell, with the one closest to Brucewell listed first.
    • Morgan
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Decatur County
    • Woodland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Decatur County
    • Pleasanton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
      • Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Leon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>
    • Davis City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
      • Davis City is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Garden Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
      • Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Decatur City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
      • Decatur City is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Lamoni
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoni
      • Lamoni is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoni <3>
    • Le Roy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Le Roy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
    • Van Wert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
      • Van Wert is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Grand River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
      • Grand River is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brucewell, with the one closest to Brucewell listed first.
    • Weldon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Green Bay ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
      • Green Bay is located in Clarke County
    • Lacelle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
      • Lacelle is located in Clarke County
    • Woodburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
      • Woodburn is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <3>
    • Osceola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hopeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
      • Hopeville is located in Clarke County
  • Lucas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brucewell, with the one closest to Brucewell listed first.
    • Derby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Lucas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Chariton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chariton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
      • Chariton is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chariton <3>
  • Ringgold County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brucewell, with the one closest to Brucewell listed first.
    • Kellerton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerton
      • Kellerton is located in Ringgold County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellerton <3>
    • Beaconsfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaconsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
      • Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Ellston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
      • Ellston is located in Ringgold County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brucewell, with the one closest to Brucewell listed first.
    • Lineville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
      • Lineville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Clio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Clio is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Allerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
      • Allerton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <3>
    • Humeston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Corydon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
      • Corydon is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <3>
    • Millerton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Promise City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
      • Promise City is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Genoa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Genoa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Wayne County
    • Seymour
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <3>
    • Confidence
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
      • Confidence is located in Wayne County
  • Grundy County (MO)
    • Spickard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spickard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spickard
      • Spickard is located in Grundy County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spickard <3>
  • Harrison County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brucewell, with the one closest to Brucewell listed first.
    • Akron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Akron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Akron is located in Harrison County (MO)
    • Cainsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
      • Cainsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Blythedale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blythedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
      • Blythedale is located in Harrison County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Eagleville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Moriah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Moriah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
      • Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Ridgeway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Ridgeway is located in Harrison County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <3>
    • Hatfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Hatfield is located in Harrison County (MO)
    • Gardner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gardner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Harrison County (MO)
  • Mercer County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brucewell, with the one closest to Brucewell listed first.
    • South Lineville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
      • South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Mercer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
      • Mercer is located in Mercer County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <3>
    • Burrows
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burrows. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
      • Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Ravanna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
      • Ravanna is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Princeton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Modena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
      • Modena is located in Mercer County (MO)
  • Putnam County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brucewell, with the one closest to Brucewell listed first.
    • Powersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
      • Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Lucerne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucerne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
      • Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Saint John
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint John. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
      • Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
  • Sullivan County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brucewell, with the one closest to Brucewell listed first.
    • Newtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Sullivan County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <3>
    • Harris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Sullivan County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Brucewell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brucewell.

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 Brucewell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shields Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gammill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gammill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gammill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lentz Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lentz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lentz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cowles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fugate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fugate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fugate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Logan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (267 more) ...
    • Corder Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Beaver Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Baker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

While we didn't find Brucewell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brucewell.

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

  • Morgan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Morgan is located in Decatur County
  • Woodland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Decatur County
  • Wataga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wataga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wataga
    • Wataga is located in Mercer County (MO)
  • Big Spring ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Big Spring is located in Wayne County
  • Blockly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockly
    • Blockly is located in Decatur County
  • Pleasanton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
    • Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Lineville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
    • Lineville is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Adel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
    • Adel is located in Mercer County (MO)
  • High Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • High Point is located in Decatur County
  • Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>
  • Saline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
    • Saline is located in Mercer County (MO)
  • Clio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Clio is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
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    • Davis City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
      • Davis City is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Burrows
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burrows. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
      • Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Mercer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
      • Mercer is located in Mercer County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Brucewell ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brucewell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brucewell, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brucewell.

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 Brucewell:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brucewell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<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 Brucewell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brucewell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brucewell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6458, Longitude: -93.6377       In this case, the coordinates for Brucewell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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