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 Brownstone (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 Brownstone. 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 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.
Brownstone is located in Labette County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Labette County: Cherokee, Crawford, Montgomery, Neosho, Craig (OK) & Nowata (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Brownstone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brownstone:
- Labette County (The home county of Brownstone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstone, with the one closest to Brownstone listed first.
- Parsons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Strauss
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Strauss is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Labette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Altamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oswego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mound Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Valley is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Penfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Penfield is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Morehead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Bartlett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Edna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chetopa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Valeda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valeda is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeda
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstone, with the one closest to Brownstone listed first.
- Leanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Savonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstone, with the one closest to Brownstone listed first.
- Porterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rockford is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstone, with the one closest to Brownstone listed first.
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Hoag
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoag is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
- West Mineral
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hallowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hallowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
- East Mineral ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
- Hamilton Camp ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Camp is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Camp
- Mayer ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mayer is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
- Stone City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stone City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Cokedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cokedale is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
- Sherwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
- Carona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carona is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carona
- Faulkner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstone, with the one closest to Brownstone listed first.
- McCune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Monmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Greenbush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Walnut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Cherokee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brazilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brazilton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
- Beulah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Girard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Klendike
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Klendike is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klendike
- Kirkwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kirkwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Lone Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Hepler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hepler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Radley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Radley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstone, with the one closest to Brownstone listed first.
- Cherryvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Avian ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avian is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian
- Kalloch ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kalloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalloch
- Kalloch has also been known as:
- Kallocki
- Sycamore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Neosho County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstone, with the one closest to Brownstone listed first.
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Galesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Erie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thayer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rollin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Earlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Stark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Odense
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Chanute
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstone, with the one closest to Brownstone listed first.
- Brooks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Hilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
- Neodesha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Altoona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Vilas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brownstone, see our County-by-County Page for Brownstone.
Cemeteries Near Brownstone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brownstone.
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 Brownstone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brownstone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brownstone, with the one closest to Brownstone listed first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Parsons.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93225 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Labette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Brownstone in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brownstone.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brownstone, with the one closest to Brownstone listed first.
- Laneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Laneville is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Parsons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montana is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- South Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Mound is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mound
- Labette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- McCune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stover is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover
- Altamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oswego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Galesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mound Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Valley is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Monmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Hallowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hallowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brownstone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brownstone.
Newspapers Published in Brownstone ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownstone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brownstone, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brownstone.
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 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 Brownstone:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Labette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Bourbon County
- Cherokee County
- Crawford County
- Montgomery County
- Neosho County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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 Brownstone, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brownstone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |