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 Brewersville (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 Brewersville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Brewersville is located in Jennings 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 Jennings County: Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jefferson, Ripley & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Brewersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brewersville:
- Jennings County (The home county of Brewersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewersville, with the one closest to Brewersville listed first.
- Queensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- North Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Scipio
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Butlerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zenas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Grayford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Hayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- San Jacinto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Four Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Commiskey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewersville, with the one closest to Brewersville listed first.
- Grammer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Elizabethtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Newbern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Hartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Jewell Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Petersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rugby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Bethel Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewersville, with the one closest to Brewersville listed first.
- Becks Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Mount Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Pikes Peak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Gnaw Bone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dearborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewersville, with the one closest to Brewersville listed first.
- Moores Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewersville, with the one closest to Brewersville listed first.
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Sardinia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Alert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Letts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Millhousen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Harris City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Burney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Smyrna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Knarr Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewersville, with the one closest to Brewersville listed first.
- Enochsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Oldenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewersville, with the one closest to Brewersville listed first.
- Fleming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Kriete Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Seymour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Dudleytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- New Elizabethtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Retreat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Crothersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spraytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Brownstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vallonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewersville, with the one closest to Brewersville listed first.
- Dupont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Middlefork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Bryantsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Deputy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Canaan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Manville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Chelsea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Johnson County
- Edinburgh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parke County
- Stumptown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stumptown is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewersville, with the one closest to Brewersville listed first.
- Holton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Otter Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Osgood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Napoleon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Delaware
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Lookout
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Pierceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Cross Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Milan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Batesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewersville, with the one closest to Brewersville listed first.
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Moscow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Milroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gowdy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewersville, with the one closest to Brewersville listed first.
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Blocher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Austin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marshfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Scottsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewersville, with the one closest to Brewersville listed first.
- Norristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Geneva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Flat Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Wilson Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Mount Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Prescott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Blue Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Riley Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Switzerland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewersville, with the one closest to Brewersville listed first.
- Avonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Bennington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Moorefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Washington County
- Little York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Trimble County (KY)
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brewersville, see our County-by-County Page for Brewersville.
Cemeteries Near Brewersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brewersville.
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 Brewersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brewersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brewersville, with the one closest to Brewersville listed first.
- Fish Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Queensville Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summerfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Butlerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- State School Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eddleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hulse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brewersville had a population of 94 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brewersville, with the one closest to Brewersville listed first.
- Queensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Sardinia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- North Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Scipio
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Butlerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Alert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Zenas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Grayford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Nebraska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nebraska is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Hayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Waynesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brewersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brewersville.
Newspapers Published in Brewersville ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brewersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brewersville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brewersville.
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 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 Brewersville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jennings County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Dearborn County
- Decatur County
- Franklin County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Parke County
- Ripley County
- Rush County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Switzerland County
- Washington County
- Trimble 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brewersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Brewersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |