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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Brushy Mill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Brushy Mill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brushy Mill, please Contact Us.

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 Brushy Mill (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 Brushy Mill. 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.

Name Variations for Brushy Mill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Brushy Mill: Brushy Ml. (or less commonly used: Brushy Mll.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Brushy Mill is historic, it would have been located within present day Shannon 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 Shannon County: Carter, Dent, Howell, Oregon, Reynolds & Texas.

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

  • Shannon County     (The home county of Brushy Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy Mill, with the one closest to Brushy Mill listed first.
    • Round Spring
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
    • Eminence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Alley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Alley is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
    • Akers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Winona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Birch Tree
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Montier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Montier is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy Mill, with the one closest to Brushy Mill listed first.
    • Fremont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Fremont is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Van Buren
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chicopee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Chicopee is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy Mill, with the one closest to Brushy Mill listed first.
    • Gila
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
    • Bunker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jadwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Doss
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Doss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
    • Darien
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Boss
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Boss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
    • Jack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Coulstone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
  • Howell County
    • Mountain View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Iron County
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy Mill, with the one closest to Brushy Mill listed first.
    • Corridon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
    • Fruit City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
    • Reynolds
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Bee Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
    • Ellington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Greeley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Redford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
    • Centerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Oates is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
    • Black
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lesterville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy Mill, with the one closest to Brushy Mill listed first.
    • Hartshorn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Summersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Eunice
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hattie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hattie is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
    • Raymondville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Yukon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon

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

Cemeteries Near Brushy Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brushy Mill.

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 Brushy Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Heaton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lower Grassy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grassy Hollow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Conway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Delmar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Pine - Piatt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chrisco Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bay Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Summer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (193 more) ...
    • Chilton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Swiney Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Nuckols Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.

While we didn't find Brushy Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brushy Mill.

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

  • Round Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Eminence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sinkin ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sinkin is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkin
  • Gila
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Gila is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Ink
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ink is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
  • Shawnee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Shawnee is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Alley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alley is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
  • Bee Fork
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
  • Akers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Akers is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Alamode ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Alamode is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamode
  • Gladden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gladden is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden
  • West Fork
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Fork is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Greeley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Winona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cedargrove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedargrove is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedargrove

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

Newspapers Published in Brushy Mill ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brushy Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brushy Mill, 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 Brushy Mill.

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 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 Brushy Mill:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Brushy Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Brushy Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.