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 Brimson (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 Brimson. 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 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.
Brimson is located in Grundy County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grundy County: Daviess, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Mercer & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Brimson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brimson:
- Grundy County (The home county of Brimson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimson, with the one closest to Brimson listed first.
- Tindall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Trenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spickard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Dunlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Laredo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Galt
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimson, with the one closest to Brimson listed first.
- Breckenridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Nettleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimson, with the one closest to Brimson listed first.
- Bancroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Jamesport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coffey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coffey is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jameson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gallatin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lock Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Altamont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Winston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- DeKalb County
- Santa Rosa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Gentry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimson, with the one closest to Brimson listed first.
- McFall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McFall is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Lone Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimson, with the one closest to Brimson listed first.
- Gilman City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Moriah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Bethany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gardner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Ridgeway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Blythedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Eagleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Akron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Akron is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Martinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Linn County
- Haseville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimson, with the one closest to Brimson listed first.
- Farmersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Chula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chillicothe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Utica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimson, with the one closest to Brimson listed first.
- Modena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burrows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Ravanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Mercer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimson, with the one closest to Brimson listed first.
- Osgood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Humphreys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Harris
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur County (IA)
- Pleasanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brimson, see our County-by-County Page for Brimson.
Cemeteries Near Brimson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brimson.
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 Brimson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brimson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brimson, with the one closest to Brimson listed first.
- Fulkerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willis Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coon Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peery Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sarah Peery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robert Peery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Peery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doctor Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Sires Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hatton Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cat Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Brimson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brimson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brimson, with the one closest to Brimson listed first.
- Edinburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Shott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shott is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shott
- Buttsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buttsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttsville
- Bancroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Tindall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Bolton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Trenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Madelaine ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Madelaine is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madelaine
- Hickory Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Wyandotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wyandotte is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Spickard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Modena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Jamesport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Moriah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brimson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brimson.
Newspapers Published in Brimson ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brimson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brimson, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brimson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Brimson:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Grundy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Daviess County
- DeKalb County
- Gentry County
- Harrison County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Mercer County
- Sullivan County
- Decatur County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | 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 Brimson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brimson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |