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 Brookville (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 Brookville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Brookville is located in Washtenaw County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washtenaw County: Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Brookville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brookville:
- Washtenaw County (The home county of Brookville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Dixboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
- Emery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Ypsilanti
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barton Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Ann Arbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rawsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Delhi Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
- Pittsfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Stony Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Willis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Genesee County
- Fenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
- Macon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Britton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
- Whitmore Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Oak is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Pinckney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hartland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
- Hell has also been known as:
- Hi Land Lake
- Highland Lake
- Hiland Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <1>
- Hallers Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Chalkerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
- Chalkerville has also been known as:
- Chalkers Landing
- Macomb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
- Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
- Van Dyke ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
- Center Line
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spinnings ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spinnings is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
- Spinnings has also been known as:
- Spinning
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
- Warren has also been known as:
- Cottageville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
- Milan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Carleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Azalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Cone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Maybee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scofield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scofield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- South Rockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grape
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grape is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
- Steiner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Steiner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
- Northville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Lyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Novi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wixom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Farmington Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington Acres is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Acres
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quakertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quakertown is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Clarenceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
- Farmington Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walled Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glengary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glengary is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
- Wolverine Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wolverine Lake is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Westland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Livonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elm is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Belleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eloise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eloise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
- Beech
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Inkster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Redford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookville, see our County-by-County Page for Brookville.
Cemeteries Near Brookville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookville.
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 Brookville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brookville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
- Lapham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Laraway Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- United Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Memorial Gardens
- The United Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Booker T. Washington Memorial Park
- Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
- Pray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thayer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Free Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kinyon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem - Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Worden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knollwood Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shearer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Del Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Brookville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brookville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Worden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Worden is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Emery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Dixboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Lyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rushton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rushton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushton
- Geddes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Geddes is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
- Denton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Denton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Novi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- New Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ypsilanti
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitmore Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brookville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookville.
Newspapers Published in Brookville ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookville, 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 Brookville.
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 Brookville:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Washtenaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Jackson County
- Lenawee County
- Livingston County
- Macomb County
- Monroe County
- Oakland County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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 Brookville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |