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 Bramble (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 Bramble. 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 doctors and 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.
Bramble is located in Martin County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Martin County: Davies's, Dubois, Greene, Lawrence & Orange.
Below are the counties that are near Bramble. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bramble:
- Martin County (The home county of Bramble)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bramble, with the one closest to Bramble listed first.
- Burns City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Crane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Loogootee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Lacy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Windom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Clay County
- Howesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bramble, with the one closest to Bramble listed first.
- Odon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elnora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Plainville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Alfordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Capehart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Sandy Hook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bramble, with the one closest to Bramble listed first.
- Portersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Haysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Hillham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Dubois
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Norton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Ireland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Celestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bramble, with the one closest to Bramble listed first.
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Newberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Koleen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Owensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Mineral City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Plummer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elliston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Lyons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Switz City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Island City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Linton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bramble, with the one closest to Bramble listed first.
- Sandborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Westphalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Edwardsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Bicknell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Freelandville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Ragsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Wheatland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Monroe City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Bruceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Willis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Fritchton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Busseron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Oaktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bramble, with the one closest to Bramble listed first.
- Huron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Williams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Silverville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Georgia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Springville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Coxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Popcorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Hartleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Avoca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Oolitic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Judah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bramble, with the one closest to Bramble listed first.
- Kirksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Harrodsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Stanford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Smithville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bramble, with the one closest to Bramble listed first.
- Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- French Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abydel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Orleans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Paoli
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Youngs Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bramble, with the one closest to Bramble listed first.
- Freedom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Arney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bramble, with the one closest to Bramble listed first.
- Highbank Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Algiers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Otwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Alford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- White Sulphur Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Whiteoak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bramble, with the one closest to Bramble listed first.
- Gambill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Dugger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Carlisle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scotchtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Paxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bramble, see our County-by-County Page for Bramble.
Cemeteries Near Bramble ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bramble.
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 Bramble - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bramble covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bramble, with the one closest to Bramble listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boggs Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evans Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Love Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wagler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bramble had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bramble, with the one closest to Bramble listed first.
- Burns City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Raglesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raglesville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raglesville
- Dover Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover Hill is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Hill
- Odon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loogootee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Cannelburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Cale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cale is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Epsom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Epsom is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
- Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ironton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ironton is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Cornettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cornettsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Willow Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Valley is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bramble. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bramble.
Newspapers Published in Bramble ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bramble.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bramble, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bramble.
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 either 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 Bramble:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Martin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Greene County
- Knox County
- Lawrence County
- Monroe County
- Orange County
- Owen County
- Pike County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 Bramble, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bramble) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |