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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 Brookville (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 Brookville. 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 hospitals and 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.

Brookville is located in Jasper County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jasper County: Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Lawrence & Richland.

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

  • Jasper County     (The home county of Brookville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
    • Hunt City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Hunt City is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
    • Willow Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Falmouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Falmouth is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Yale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Newton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sainte Marie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hidalgo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lis is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
    • West Liberty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
    • Bogota
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bogota is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
    • Wheeler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
    • Oak Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Oak Point is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
    • Hogue Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hogue Town is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
    • Casey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cumberland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cumberland is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Melrose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Melrose is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Martinsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • York
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • York is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Oilfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Oilfield is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
    • West Union
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • West Union is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • Clark Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Clark Center is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
    • Cleone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cleone is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
    • Snyder
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Snyder is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
    • Ingraham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sailor Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Travis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp Travis is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
    • Louisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Coles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
    • Hutton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hutton is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
    • Trilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lerna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
    • Kibbie ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Kibbie is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
    • Oblong
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dogwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Dogwood is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
    • Bellair
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellair is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
    • Stoy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Stoy is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoy <1>
    • Green Brier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Brier is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
    • Oil Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Oil Center is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
    • Hardinville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hardinville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
    • Annapolis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Landes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Landes is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
    • Robinson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • New Hebron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • New Hebron is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
    • Hazel Dell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
    • Walla Walla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
    • Jewett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenup
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Timothy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Timothy is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
    • Toledo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <1>
    • Union Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Union Center is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
    • Bradbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
    • Diona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Diona is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
    • Janesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Neoga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <1>
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
    • Dieterich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Montrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Montrose is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Teutopolis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Heartville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Heartville is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
    • Green Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Creek is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
    • Effingham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Watson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Funkhouser
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
    • Mason
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mason is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
    • Sumner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Birds
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawrenceville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
    • Dundas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wakefield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wakefield is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Amity
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Amity is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Passport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Passport is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
    • Olney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Olney is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <1>
    • Claremont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Noble
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Calhoun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Gallagher
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Gallagher is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
    • Sigel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Trowbridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
  • Sullivan County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
    • Merom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Merom is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merom <1>
    • Graysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville

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

Cemeteries Near Brookville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookville.

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 Brookville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Brockville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • New St. Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old St. Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Edison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Todd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kilgore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Baily Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chaple Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (459 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mound Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<2>

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

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

  • Willow Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Falmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Falmouth is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Newton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rose Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Sainte Marie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Kibbie ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kibbie is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
  • Oblong
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Advance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Advance is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
  • Hidalgo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellair
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellair is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
  • Lis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lis is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hazel Dell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
    • Gila
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gila is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
    • Bogota
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bogota is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota

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

Newspapers Published in Brookville ...

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 174 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookville, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Brookville:

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>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 Brookville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Brookville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.