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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 Brumley (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 Brumley. 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 and hospitals 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.

Brumley is located in Miller 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 Miller County: Camden, Cole, Maries, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage & Pulaski.

Below are the counties that are near Brumley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brumley:

  • Miller County     (The home county of Brumley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
    • Ulman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kaiser
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Iberia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tuscumbia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lakeside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Bagnell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeland is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Marys Home
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marys Home is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
    • Saint Elizabeth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Aurora Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
    • Eldon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
    • Osage Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Montreal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shawnee Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
    • Damsel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Damsel is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
    • Lake Ozark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Linn Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Four Seasons
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Four Seasons is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
      • Four Seasons has also been known as:
      • Village of Four Seasons
    • Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
    • Camdenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Decaturville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Decaturville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
    • Sunrise Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Stoutland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
    • Eugene
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Henley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Henley is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
    • Teal ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Teal is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
    • Hickory Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Saint Thomas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Decatur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Decatur is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Russellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
    • Celt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
    • Westfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Westfield is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
    • Eldridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sleeper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
    • Abo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Lebanon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Maries County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
    • Brinktown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Brinktown is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
    • Vienna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Moniteau County
    • High Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • High Point is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
    • Rocky Mount
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gravois Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Excelsior
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Excelsior is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
    • Versailles
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
    • Meta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Argyle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Argyle is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Koeltztown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Koeltztown is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
    • Jerome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jerome is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Arlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Arlington is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.
    • Hawkeye
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Swedeborg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
    • Crocker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Richland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dixon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
    • Waynesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Laquey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Saint Robert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Devils Elbow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brumley, see our County-by-County Page for Brumley.

Cemeteries Near Brumley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brumley.

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 Brumley - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brumley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.

  • Wright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kuykendall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Popplewell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Colvin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Auglaize Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dodson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Colvin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharp Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (236 more) ...
    • Thornsberry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Miles Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brumley had a population of 66 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Brumley had a population of 96 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brumley, with the one closest to Brumley listed first.

  • Toronto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Toronto is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Hawkeye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
  • Montreal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Glaize ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Glaize is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaize
  • Iberia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Tuscumbia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Wet Glaize
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wet Glaize is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wet Glaize
  • Bagnell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Damsel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Damsel is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
  • Linn Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Swedeborg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
  • Crocker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Richland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Elizabeth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marys Home
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marys Home is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brumley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brumley.

Newspapers Published in Brumley ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brumley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brumley, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brumley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Brumley:

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 Brumley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brumley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.