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 Browns Corner (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 Browns Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Browns Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Browns Corner: Browns Cor. (or less commonly used: Browns Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Browns Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Browns Corner may originally have been Brown's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Browns Corner might be written as Brown Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Browns Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Browns Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Browns Corner is located in Huntington 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 Huntington County: Allen, Grant, Wabash, Wells & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Browns Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Browns Corner:
- Huntington County (The home county of Browns Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Markle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Majenica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Bowerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Plum Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Harlansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Roanoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Andrews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Magley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Honduras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Preble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Coppess Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Decatur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Berne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Aboite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Yoder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Anthony Wayne Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Wayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hoagland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- New Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wallen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Hacienda Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Monroeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Montpelier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Renner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hartford City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ridertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Millgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Fulton County
- Disko
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Van Buren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Farrville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Friendly Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Arcana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Jalapa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gas City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Sweetser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Fiat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Pennville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Sidney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Pierceton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Converse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Pettysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Lincolnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lagro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- La Fontaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Servia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Treaty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Urbana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wabash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- North Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laketon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Richvalley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Uniondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- North Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Bluffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ossian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Travisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Tocsin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Craigville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Keystone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Luther
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Dunfee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- South Whitley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Collamer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Columbia City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Collins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Larwill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Lorane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Churubusco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cresco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Tri-Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Browns Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Browns Corner.
Cemeteries Near Browns Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Browns Corner.
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 Browns Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Browns Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Star of Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Loon Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rees Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spider Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Feighner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- German Settlement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Mossburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horeb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Browns Corner had a population of 90 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Simpson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Majenica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Markle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plum Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Mardenis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mardenis is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardenis
- River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Uniondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buckeye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Zanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Pleasant Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Browns Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Browns Corner.
Newspapers Published in Browns Corner ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Browns Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Browns Corner, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Browns Corner.
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 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 Browns Corner:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Huntington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Miami County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Browns Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Browns Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |