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 Brownstown (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 Brownstown. 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 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 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.
Brownstown is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Brownstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brownstown:
- Crawford County (The home county of Brownstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- English
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Eckerty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pilot Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Sulphur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- West Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Milltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beechwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Carefree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Clark County
- Borden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Davies's County
- Alfordsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Birdseye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Schnellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Hillham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Celestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kyana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Dubois
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Anthony
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ferdinand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huntingburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ireland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Galena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Depauw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Ramsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Palmyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- New Salisbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Amsterdam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Bradford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Corydon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Valley City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Central
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Glidas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Georgia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Mitchell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Huron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Stonington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Bono
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Lawrenceport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Hartleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Tunnelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Fort Ritner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Williams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Windom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Lacy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Loogootee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Youngs Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Chambersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Trotter Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Paoli
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Abydel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- French Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mahan Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Bromer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Orleans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leipsic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Saint Croix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Branchville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Siberia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Sassafras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Apalona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Leopold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Magnet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Bristow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Ranger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Derby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gerald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Lilly Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mariah Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Claus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Livonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Claysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Campbellsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saltillo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Smedley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Pekin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Harristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Chenaultt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Roberta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Wolf Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Cedar Flat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Beechland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Concordia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Andyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Battletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Oolite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Cold Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Rhodelia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lodale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Payneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brownstown, see our County-by-County Page for Brownstown.
Cemeteries Near Brownstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brownstown.
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 Brownstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brownstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Denbo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Land Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sloan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cook - Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mathers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Eden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eckerty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Grant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Youngscreek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Patoka Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Brownstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brownstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Fargo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fargo is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Ethel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- English
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mifflin is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Temple
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Temple is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Grantsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Greenbrier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Valeene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valeene is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeene
- Youngs Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Newton Stewart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newton Stewart is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Stewart
- Eckerty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wickliffe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wickliffe is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Marengo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brownstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brownstown.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Brownstown ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownstown.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Brownstown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Brownstown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Brownstown.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Brownstown.
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 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 Brownstown:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Spencer County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Meade 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> | 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. |
| <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 Brownstown, 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- Brownstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |