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 Brennyville (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 Brennyville. 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 hospitals and 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.
Brennyville is located in Benton County.
To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Isanti, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne & Stearns.
Below are the counties that are near Brennyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brennyville:
- Benton County (The home county of Brennyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brennyville, with the one closest to Brennyville listed first.
- Gilman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ronneby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ronneby is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
- Oak Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Foley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Duelm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Duelm is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
- Watab
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watab is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
- Rice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Sauk Rapids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Isanti County
- Dalbo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kanabec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brennyville, with the one closest to Brennyville listed first.
- Ogilvie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coin is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Mora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mille Lacs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brennyville, with the one closest to Brennyville listed first.
- Foreston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Milaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Estes Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Pease
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Bock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Onamia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vineland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Wahkon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brennyville, with the one closest to Brennyville listed first.
- Ramey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ramey is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Morrill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrill is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Buckman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Hillman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Genola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Genola is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Pierz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lastrup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Harding
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harding is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Little Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sherburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brennyville, with the one closest to Brennyville listed first.
- Santiago
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Cable
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cable is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Clear Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Orrock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orrock is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
- Becker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zimmerman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
- Zimmerman has also been known as:
- Lake Fremont
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <1>
- Stearns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brennyville, with the one closest to Brennyville listed first.
- Evergreen Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Saint Stephen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
- Sartell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Cloud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Opole
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Opole is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
- Waite Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Wendel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Collegeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holdingford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Saint Augusta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brennyville, with the one closest to Brennyville listed first.
- Clearwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hasty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hasty is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brennyville, see our County-by-County Page for Brennyville.
Cemeteries Near Brennyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brennyville.
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 Brennyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brennyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brennyville, with the one closest to Brennyville listed first.
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Polish Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Polish National Catholic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chase Brook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (137 more) ...
- Chase Brook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Graham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Brennyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brennyville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brennyville, with the one closest to Brennyville listed first.
- Morrill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrill is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Gilman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Foley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Foreston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Buckman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Parent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parent is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
- Milaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Estes Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Rice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Watab
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watab is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
- Duelm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Duelm is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Royalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sauk Rapids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Santiago
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brennyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brennyville.
Newspapers Published in Brennyville ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brennyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brennyville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brennyville.
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 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 Brennyville:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Isanti County
- Kanabec County
- Mille Lacs County
- Morrison County
- Sherburne County
- Stearns County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
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 Brennyville, 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- Brennyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |