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 Brandt (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 Brandt. 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 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.
Brandt is located in Miami County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Miami County: Champaign, Clark, Darke, Montgomery & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Brandt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brandt:
- Miami County (The home county of Brandt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandt, with the one closest to Brandt listed first.
- Ginghamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alcony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Casstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kessler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ludlow Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Conover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Fletcher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Lena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandt, with the one closest to Brandt listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Poast Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Astoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandt, with the one closest to Brandt listed first.
- Christiansburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Carysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Urbana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powhattan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Kingscreek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mutual
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mechanicsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandt, with the one closest to Brandt listed first.
- Park Layne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- New Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Dodo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Holiday Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- North Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Limestone City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Dialton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Lawrenceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Eagle City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandt, with the one closest to Brandt listed first.
- New Burlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Port William
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandt, with the one closest to Brandt listed first.
- Pitsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gordon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Ithaca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Gettysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Arcanum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Poplar Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Abbottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Castine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Stelvideo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Versailles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Savona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandt, with the one closest to Brandt listed first.
- Fairborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beavercreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Wilberforce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Xenia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roxanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- New Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandt, with the one closest to Brandt listed first.
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- De Graff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- South Solon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandt, with the one closest to Brandt listed first.
- Sulphur Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Huber Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Hooks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Vandalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Northridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Northview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Riverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deerpark Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
- Englewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandt, with the one closest to Brandt listed first.
- Verona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ingomar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gratis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eldorado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandt, with the one closest to Brandt listed first.
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lockington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Pasco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Hardin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Sidney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Russia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Port Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandt, with the one closest to Brandt listed first.
- Five Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Kenricksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Springboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Corwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Red Lion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hunter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Williams County
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brandt, see our County-by-County Page for Brandt.
Cemeteries Near Brandt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brandt.
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 Brandt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brandt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brandt, with the one closest to Brandt listed first.
- Palmer Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huber Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Studebaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Charleston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Carlisle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Compton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Booher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (535 more) ...
- Shearer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Medway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brandt had a population of 237 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brandt, with the one closest to Brandt listed first.
- Sulphur Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- West Charleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Charleston is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Medway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forgy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forgy is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgy
- Ginghamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Vandalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grayson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Donnelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Dodo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Alcony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Spanker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spanker is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanker
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mad River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mad River is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brandt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brandt.
Newspapers Published in Brandt ...
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 254 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brandt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brandt, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brandt.
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 helpful 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 Brandt:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Miami County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Brandt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brandt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |