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 Brimfield (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 Brimfield. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Brimfield is located in Noble 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 Noble County: Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Steuben & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Brimfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brimfield:
- Noble County (The home county of Brimfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimfield, with the one closest to Brimfield listed first.
- Rome City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cosperville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wawaka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Port Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Kendallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wakeville Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Kimmell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Green Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Avilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ligonier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cromwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimfield, with the one closest to Brimfield listed first.
- Ari
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Huntertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Wallen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Arcola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leo-Cedarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grabill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hacienda Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Harlan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimfield, with the one closest to Brimfield listed first.
- Corunna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Fairfield Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Altona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Era
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Moore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Butler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Joe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spencerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimfield, with the one closest to Brimfield listed first.
- Millersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Middlebury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bainter Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- New Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Goshen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Foraker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Gravelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Dunlap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimfield, with the one closest to Brimfield listed first.
- North Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Syracuse
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wawasee Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
- Arrowhead Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
- Pierceton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Milford Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Leesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Winona Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clunette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
- Sidney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimfield, with the one closest to Brimfield listed first.
- Wolcottville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Valentine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Topeka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- LaGrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Stroh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Brushy Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Mongo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shipshewana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Seyberts
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimfield, with the one closest to Brimfield listed first.
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Orland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Angola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Russels Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Alvarado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Fremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimfield, with the one closest to Brimfield listed first.
- Ormas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Tri-Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Churubusco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cresco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Etna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Collins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Lorane
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Columbia City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Larwill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Dunfee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- South Whitley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collamer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimfield, with the one closest to Brimfield listed first.
- Gilead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Bronson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimfield, with the one closest to Brimfield listed first.
- Fawn River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Sturgis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <1>
- Klingers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Bluff Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- White Pigeon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Constantine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Findley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Mottville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brimfield, see our County-by-County Page for Brimfield.
Cemeteries Near Brimfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brimfield.
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 Brimfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brimfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brimfield, with the one closest to Brimfield listed first.
- Orange Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Gaspars Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodruff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tamarack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clearspring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearspring Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clearspring Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Topeka.
- The Clearspring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84651 <3>
- Lower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- Lake View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steinberg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinberg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Steinberg Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Topeka.
- The Steinberg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Steinbarger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87020 <3>
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 Brimfield had a population of 291 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brimfield, with the one closest to Brimfield listed first.
- Rome City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cosperville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Wawaka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wolcottville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kendallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kimmell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Woodruff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Valentine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Green Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Avilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ligonier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cromwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Merriam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brimfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brimfield.
Newspapers Published in Brimfield ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brimfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brimfield, 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 Brimfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Brimfield:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Noble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- Elkhart County
- Kosciusko County
- LaGrange County
- Steuben County
- Whitley County
- Branch County
- Saint Joseph 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brimfield) 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 Brimfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |