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 Browns Crossroads (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 Browns Crossroads. 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 Browns Crossroads ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Browns Crossroads: Browns Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Browns Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Browns Crossroads may originally have been Brown's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Browns Crossroads might be written as Brown Crossroads.
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 and 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.
Browns Crossroads is located in Hardin County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hardin County: Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Logan, Marion, Union & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Browns Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Browns Crossroads:
- Hardin County (The home county of Browns Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroads, with the one closest to Browns Crossroads listed first.
- Pfeiffer
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Mount Victory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Mount Victory is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Victory <2>
- Kenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Kenton is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <2>
- Ridgeway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- McVitty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Patterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Jumbo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
- Dunkirk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Dunkirk is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <2>
- Dola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dola
- Dola is located in Hardin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dola <2>
- Huntersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- McGuffey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroads, with the one closest to Browns Crossroads listed first.
- Harrod
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrod
- Harrod is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrod <2>
- Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Lafayette is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <2>
- Bluffton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,030 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <2>
- Beaverdam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Beaverdam is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverdam <2>
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroads, with the one closest to Browns Crossroads listed first.
- Waynesfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Santa Fe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Saint Johns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Uniopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroads, with the one closest to Browns Crossroads listed first.
- North Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lewisburg
- North Lewisburg is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Lewisburg <2>
- Mingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Mingo is located in Champaign County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo <2>
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroads, with the one closest to Browns Crossroads listed first.
- Oceola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Lemert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroads, with the one closest to Browns Crossroads listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pickerell's Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Radnor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Meredith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boke's Creek Settlement. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Norton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brindle Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gabriel Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inskeep Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroads, with the one closest to Browns Crossroads listed first.
- Williamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- New Stark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Mount Blanchard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanchard
- Mount Blanchard is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Blanchard <2>
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
- Jenera
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenera
- Jenera is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenera <2>
- Vanlue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Mount Cory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Cory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Rawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
- Rawson is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawson <2>
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroads, with the one closest to Browns Crossroads listed first.
- Rushsylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushsylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushsylvania
- Rushsylvania is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushsylvania <2>
- West Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Belle Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Marl City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - New Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <2>
- Zanesfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zanesfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesfield
- Zanesfield is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesfield <2>
- Bellefontaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
- Bellefontaine is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefontaine <2>
- Valley Hi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Iron City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Russells Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Point
- Russells Point is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russells Point <2>
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <2>
- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- West Liberty is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <2>
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroads, with the one closest to Browns Crossroads listed first.
- La Rue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - New Bloomington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Green Camp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Morral
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Ruth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Newmans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
- Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <2>
- Waldo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <2>
- Caledonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <2>
- Morrow County
- Shawtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Shawtown
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroads, with the one closest to Browns Crossroads listed first.
- Adrian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Adrian is located in Seneca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <2>
- McCutchenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchenville
- McCutchenville is located in Seneca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCutchenville <2>
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroads, with the one closest to Browns Crossroads listed first.
- Jackson Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Center
- Jackson Center is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson Center <2>
- Maplewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroads, with the one closest to Browns Crossroads listed first.
- Summersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Richwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Richwood is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <2>
- Raymond
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Union County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <2>
- Magnetic Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Marysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <2>
- New Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Milford Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Center
- Milford Center is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford Center <2>
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroads, with the one closest to Browns Crossroads listed first.
- Marseilles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Kirby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Kirby is located in Wyandot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <2>
- Harpster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Harpster is located in Wyandot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpster <2>
- Wharton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Upper Sandusky
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Wyandot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Carey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Carey is located in Wyandot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carey <2>
- Nevada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Wyandot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <2>
- Belle Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Duenquat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Browns Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Browns Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Browns Crossroads ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Browns Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Browns Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Browns Crossroads.
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 Browns Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.ohiohistory.org/learn/archives-library
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Auglaize County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Champaign County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Delaware County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hancock County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Logan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morrow County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Seneca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shelby County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Union County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyandot County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allen County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Hardin County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Hardin County
Cemeteries Near Browns Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Browns Crossroads.
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 Browns Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Browns Crossroads, with the one closest to Browns Crossroads listed first.
- Otterbein Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otterbein Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203081 <6>
- Morrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
- Lynn Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Grove Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
- Mt. Victory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Victory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Victory Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgeway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgeway Cemetery
- Hastings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hastings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hastings Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKendree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKendree Cemetery
- Continue List (513 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
- Bohner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohner Cemetery
- Vesey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vesey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vesey Cemetery
- Bailey 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.<7>
While we didn't find Browns Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Browns Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Browns Crossroads, with the one closest to Browns Crossroads listed first.
- Pfeiffer
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Hepburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Marshs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Kenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Kenton is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <2>
- Ridgeway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- La Rue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Silver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Hardin County
- Big Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Logan County
- DeCliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Marseilles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Yelverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Byhalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Arbela
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - McVitty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Byhalia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Browns Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Browns Crossroads.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Browns Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Browns Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Browns Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6026, Longitude: -83.5238 In this case, the coordinates for Browns Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Browns Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |