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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Brill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brill, 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 Brill (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 Brill. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Brill is historic, it would have been located within present day Morgan 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 Morgan County: Athens, Muskingum, Noble, Perry & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Brill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brill:
- Morgan County (The home county of Brill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brill, with the one closest to Brill listed first.
- Reinersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Malta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McConnelsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Stockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morganville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Todds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Westland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Deavertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Chesterhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brill, with the one closest to Brill listed first.
- Hartleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Armadale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Glouster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Amesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Trimble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Greens Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Truetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Beebe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Stewart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brill, with the one closest to Brill listed first.
- Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bluebell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Claysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Pleasant City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Senecaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Abledell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Cambridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lore City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brill, with the one closest to Brill listed first.
- Murray City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jobs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- New Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Orbiston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Licking County
- Gratiot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brill, with the one closest to Brill listed first.
- Stafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lewisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Graysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Edwina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Miltonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brill, with the one closest to Brill listed first.
- Museville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Blue Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Rix Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Philo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Cannelville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- New Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Norwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buckeye
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Darlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Pleasant Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brill, with the one closest to Brill listed first.
- Olive Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hoskinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Belle Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dungannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Ashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- South Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Crooked Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Mount Zion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Sarahsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Fulda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brill, with the one closest to Brill listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Crooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Roseville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rendville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Corning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Congo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Drakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Clover Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Hemlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Rehoboth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brill, with the one closest to Brill listed first.
- Beverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Macksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Warner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Alden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Churchtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Lower Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Devola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Whipple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brill, with the one closest to Brill listed first.
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- North Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brill, see our County-by-County Page for Brill.
Cemeteries Near Brill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brill.
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 Brill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brill, with the one closest to Brill listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Windy Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bristol Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kuntz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Renrock Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reinersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kildow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (642 more) ...
- Lytlesburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meigs Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Brill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brill, with the one closest to Brill listed first.
- Bristol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Renrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Renrock is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renrock
- Cloud ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cloud is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud
- Otho ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Otho is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
- Young Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Young Hickory is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Hickory
- Rowland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Zeno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zeno is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeno
- Reinersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Coal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Olive Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Rich Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Valley is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
- Hoskinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Museville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Hackney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- High Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brill.
Newspapers Published in Brill ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Brill:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Monroe County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Brill, 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Brill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |