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 Brocks Corner (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 Brocks Corner. 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 Brocks Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Brocks Corner: Brocks Cor. (or less commonly used: Brocks Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Brocks Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Brocks Corner may originally have been Brock's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Brocks Corner might be written as Brock Corner.
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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Brocks Corner is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Gallia, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Brocks Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brocks Corner:
- Jackson County (The home county of Brocks Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brocks Corner, with the one closest to Brocks Corner listed first.
- Ray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Coalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Altoona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Glen Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Wellston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pattonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Banner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brocks Corner, with the one closest to Brocks Corner listed first.
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carbondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brocks Corner, with the one closest to Brocks Corner listed first.
- Stoutsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brocks Corner, with the one closest to Brocks Corner listed first.
- Alice
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ewington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Vinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rio Grande
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brocks Corner, with the one closest to Brocks Corner listed first.
- Apple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- South Bloomingville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Union Furnace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Rockbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brocks Corner, with the one closest to Brocks Corner listed first.
- Point Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brocks Corner, with the one closest to Brocks Corner listed first.
- Elmwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Thacher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Logan Elm Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Circleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brocks Corner, with the one closest to Brocks Corner listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Beaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bristol Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Glen Jean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Waverly City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greggs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Peck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Zahn's Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Piketon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Jasper
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brocks Corner, with the one closest to Brocks Corner listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Massieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Chillicothe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- North Fork Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Summithill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Adelphi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Nipgen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Andersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brocks Corner, with the one closest to Brocks Corner listed first.
- Minford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Harrison Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Bear Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Lucasville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Webster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Scioto Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Slocum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Rosemount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Sciotodale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Sciotoville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Arion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brocks Corner, with the one closest to Brocks Corner listed first.
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dundas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Oreton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Ural ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Hope ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Wilkesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brocks Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Brocks Corner.
Cemeteries Near Brocks Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brocks Corner.
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 Brocks Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brocks Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brocks Corner, with the one closest to Brocks Corner listed first.
- Sigler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brocke Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hickman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elliot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stockman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockman Cemetery
- The Stockman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richmond Dale Cemetery
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
- Wiseman Cemetery
- German Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tennant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tweed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (728 more) ...
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boblett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Brocks Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brocks Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brocks Corner, with the one closest to Brocks Corner listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Limerick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Vigo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vigo is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Leo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Higby
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Higby is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
- Linn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Byer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Byer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byer
- Bee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bee is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Ratcliffburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
- Cox ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Schooley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Omega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cars Run ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cars Run is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cars Run
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Antonis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Antonis is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brocks Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brocks Corner.
Newspapers Published in Brocks Corner ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brocks Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brocks Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brocks Corner.
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 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 Brocks Corner:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Meigs County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 Brocks Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Brocks Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |