Welcome to Brunerstown ...

Brunerstown is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brunerstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Brunerstown is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brunerstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Brunerstown (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities near Brunerstown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brunerstown.

• Greencastle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Greencastle is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <3>
• Brazil
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brazil is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <3>
• Rockville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <3>
• Cloverdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <3>
• Seelyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Roachdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Roachdale is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roachdale <3>
• Knightsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Knightsville is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
• Bainbridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
• Rosedale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Rosedale is located in Parke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Rosedale has also been known as:
  • Roseville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <3>
• Harmony
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brunerstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brunerstown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brunerstown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brunerstown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brunerstown. See our Newspapers Page for Brunerstown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brunerstown ...

Looking for more information about Brunerstown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Brunerstown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brunerstown.

Adding Brunerstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brunerstown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Brunerstown was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brunerstown.