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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 have occurred.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

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 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
    • Eminence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
      • Eminence is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <3>
    • Alley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
      • Alley is located in Shannon County
    • Akers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
    • Winona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <3>
    • Birch Tree
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree
      • Birch Tree is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Tree <3>
    • Montier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
      • Montier is located in Shannon County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Carter County
    • Van Buren
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
      • Van Buren is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <3>
    • Chicopee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
      • Chicopee is located in Carter County
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy Mill, with the one closest to Brushy Mill listed first.
    • Bunker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
      • Bunker is located in Dent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <3>
    • Jadwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
    • Doss
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
      • Doss is located in Dent County
    • Darien
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darien have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Darien is located in Dent County
    • Boss
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
      • Boss is located in Dent County
    • Jack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
      • Jack is located in Dent County
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Coulstone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coulstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
  • Howell County
    • Mountain View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Iron County
    • Bixby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bixby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Bixby is located in Iron County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <3>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
    • Fruit City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
    • Reynolds
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
    • Bee Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
      • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
    • Ellington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
      • Ellington is located in Reynolds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <3>
    • Greeley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
    • Redford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
    • Centerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Reynolds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
    • Oates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
      • Oates is located in Reynolds County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartshorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
    • Summersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
      • Summersville is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <3>
    • Eunice
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hattie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hattie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
      • Hattie is located in Texas County
    • Raymondville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymondville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville
      • Raymondville is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymondville <3>
    • Yukon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yukon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Yukon is located in Texas County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brushy Mill, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<4>. 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 first visit 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 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Bunch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunch Cemetery
  • Heaton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaton Cemetery
  • Lower Grassy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Grassy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Grassy Cemetery
  • Grassy Hollow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grassy Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grassy Hollow Cemetery
  • Conway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conway Cemetery
  • Delmar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delmar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delmar Cemetery
  • Lone Pine - Piatt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Pine - Piatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pine - Piatt Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
  • Chrisco Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chrisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chrisco Cemetery
  • Bay Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Cemetery
  • Summer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (192 more) ...
    • Chilton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilton Cemetery
    • Swiney Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swiney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swiney Cemetery
    • Nuckols Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nuckols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nuckols Cemetery

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
    • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
  • Eminence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
    • Eminence is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <3>
  • Sinkin ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkin
    • Sinkin is located in Shannon County
  • Gila
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gila have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
    • Gila is located in Dent County
  • Ink
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ink have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
    • Ink is located in Shannon County
  • Shawnee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Shannon County
  • Alley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
    • Alley is located in Shannon County
  • Bee Fork
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
    • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
  • Akers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Akers is located in Shannon County
  • Alamode ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamode have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamode
    • Alamode is located in Reynolds County
  • Gladden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden
    • Gladden is located in Dent County
  • West Fork
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
    • West Fork is located in Reynolds County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Greeley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
    • Winona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <3>
    • Cedargrove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedargrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedargrove
      • Cedargrove is located in Shannon County

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.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Brushy Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brushy Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2812, Longitude: -91.2940       In this case, the coordinates for Brushy Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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