Our Genealogy Helper
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 Brunsville (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 Brunsville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Brunsville is located in Plymouth County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plymouth County: Cherokee, Sioux, Woodbury & Union (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Brunsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brunsville:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Brunsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunsville, with the one closest to Brunsville listed first.
- Le Mars
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Craig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Craig is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Struble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Struble is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Merrill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Oyens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Hinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- O'Leary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- Millnerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millnerville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
- Remsen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Akron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- James
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunsville, with the one closest to Brunsville listed first.
- Marcus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fielding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Cleghorn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Mary Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
- O'Brien County
- Germantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Sioux County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunsville, with the one closest to Brunsville listed first.
- McNally
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McNally is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
- Ireton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maurice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Chatsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Alton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orange City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hawarden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westbrook Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lebanon is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Granville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Middleburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Hospers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunsville, with the one closest to Brunsville listed first.
- Evergreen Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Holiday Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Regency of Sioux City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sioux City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lawton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lawton is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Moville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bronson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bronson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Glen Ellen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Pierson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Sergeant Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dakota County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunsville, with the one closest to Brunsville listed first.
- South Sioux City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dakota City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willis is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Dixon County (NE)
- Ponca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clay County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunsville, with the one closest to Brunsville listed first.
- Burbank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alsen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alsen is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
- Greenfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Lincoln County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunsville, with the one closest to Brunsville listed first.
- Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunsville, with the one closest to Brunsville listed first.
- Big Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCook Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCook Lake is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook Lake
- North Sioux City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alcester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nora
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nora is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Dakota Dunes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spink
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spink is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Emmet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emmet is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
- Junction City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brunsville, see our County-by-County Page for Brunsville.
Cemeteries Near Brunsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brunsville.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brunsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brunsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brunsville, with the one closest to Brunsville listed first.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Christ Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. James Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960259 <2>
- Resthaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Assumption Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Le Mars Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seney City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Brunsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brunsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brunsville, with the one closest to Brunsville listed first.
- Crathorne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crathorne is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crathorne
- Le Mars
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Merrill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Struble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Struble is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Seney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seney is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Adaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Oyens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Ireton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Potosia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potosia is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosia
- Neptune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Maurice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Hinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- O'Leary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- Union Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Carnes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carnes is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brunsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brunsville.
Newspapers Published in Brunsville ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brunsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brunsville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brunsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Brunsville:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- O'Brien County
- Sioux County
- Woodbury County
- Dakota County
- Dixon County
- Clay County
- Lincoln County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Brunsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brunsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |