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Introduction ...

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

We've added Brunswick to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brunswick, 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 Brunswick (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 Brunswick. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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 Brunswick is historic, it would have been located within present day Carson City.

To see how the shape of Nevada's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carson City: El Dorado (CA), Placer (CA), Douglas, Lyon, Storey & Washoe.

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

  • Carson City     (The home county of Brunswick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brunswick, with the one closest to Brunswick listed first.
    • Empire
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Empire is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • New Empire
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • New Empire is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
    • Carson City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview Summit
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brunswick, with the one closest to Brunswick listed first.
    • Indian Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Johnson Lane
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Johnson Lane is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Lane
    • Buckeye ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Buckeye is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Genoa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenbrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Minden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Walleys Hot Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
    • Gardnerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Kingsbury Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
    • Skyland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyland is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
    • Summit Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brunswick, with the one closest to Brunswick listed first.
    • Eureka ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Eureka is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Mound House
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dayton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Johntown ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Johntown is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
    • Silver City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver City is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Sutro ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sutro is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
    • Carson Rapids City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
    • Stagecoach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
    • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
    • Davis Station ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
    • Wabuska
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
    • Silver Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Storey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brunswick, with the one closest to Brunswick listed first.
    • American City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • American City is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
    • American Flat ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • American Flat is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
    • Gold Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Virginia City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Flowery City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Flowery City is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
    • Lousetown ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lousetown is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
    • Virginia City Highlands
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lockwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lockwood is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
    • Clark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Clark is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Washoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brunswick, with the one closest to Brunswick listed first.
    • New Washoe City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Franktown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Franktown is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
    • Ophir City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ophir City is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
    • Washoe City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Washoe City is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
    • Pleasant Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Sundown Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
    • Tyrolian Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
    • Steamboat
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
    • Galena ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Galena is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Incline Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bronco ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bronco is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Bronco has also been known as:
      • Bronca
  • Alpine County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brunswick, with the one closest to Brunswick listed first.
    • Paynesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Paynesville is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Mesa Vista
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Mesa Vista is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Vista
    • Alpine Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Alpine Village is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
    • Woodfords
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Woodfords is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
    • Sorensens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sorensens is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
  • El Dorado County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brunswick, with the one closest to Brunswick listed first.
    • Al Tahoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
    • South Lake Tahoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tahoma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Tallac Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
    • Fallen Leaf
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Echo Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nevada County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brunswick, with the one closest to Brunswick listed first.
    • Bronco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
    • Floriston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Mystic ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mystic is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Polaris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Polaris is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
    • Truckee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Truckee is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truckee <2>
    • Prosser Lake Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
  • Placer County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brunswick, with the one closest to Brunswick listed first.
    • Brockway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kings Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tahoe Vista
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Carnelian Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dollar Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Dollar Point is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
    • Lake Forest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lake Forest is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
    • Tahoe City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Tahoe Pines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
    • Tahoma Meadows
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
    • Homewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Sierra County (CA)
    • Calvada ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Calvada is located in Sierra County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada

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

Cemeteries Near Brunswick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brunswick.

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

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

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

  • Empire Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Nevada State Prison Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Mtn. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Waltons Chapel of the Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Carson Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stewart Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Carson City.
    • The Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ormsby Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180464 <3>
  • Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Stewart Indian Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Carson City.
    • The Old Stewart Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dat So La Lee Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2246782 <3>
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gold Hill Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
    • The Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
  • Continue List   (42 more) ...
    • Gold Hill Masonic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Masonic Cemetery
      • The Gold Hill Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Masonic Cemetery
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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.

Brunswick itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Empire
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Empire is located in Carson City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Eureka ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Mound House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carson City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver City is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Sutro ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sutro is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
  • Gold Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Virginia City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Franktown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Franktown is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
  • Washoe City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Washoe City is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
  • Glenbrook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Steamboat
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
    • Genoa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Incline Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Brunswick ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brunswick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brunswick, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brunswick.

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 either 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 Brunswick:

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 Brunswick, 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>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.
<4>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- Brunswick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.