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 Brownstown (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 Brownstown. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Brownstown is located in Wyandot 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 Wyandot County: Crawford, Hancock, Hardin, Marion & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near Brownstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brownstown:
- Wyandot County (The home county of Brownstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Marseilles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Kirby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harpster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Upper Sandusky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Wharton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Wyandot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Nevada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belle Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Duenquat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Sycamore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Mexico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Harrod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bluffton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Oceola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Lemert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Bucyrus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Broken Sword
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Chatfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- North Robinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Galion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Norton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Meredith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Radnor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Mount Blanchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Vanlue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Stark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Jenera
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Independence
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Findlay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rawson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McVitty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pfeiffer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Kenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkirk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Victory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Huntersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- McGuffey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Rushsylvania
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Mansfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Belle Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Marl City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- New Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Morral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- La Rue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Ruth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Green Camp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Newmans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Martel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Iberia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Shawtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Cardington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Adrian
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- McCutchenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Berwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Alvada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- New Riegel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Melmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Bascom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tiffin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fostoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carrothers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Richwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Magnetic Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Pharisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Raymond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brownstown, see our County-by-County Page for Brownstown.
Cemeteries Near Brownstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brownstown.
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 Brownstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brownstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Stansbery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Salem Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- York Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chandler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Terry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fehl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rowland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowsherville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schriver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (489 more) ...
- Yoakum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Brownstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brownstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Marseilles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Kirby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harpster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Upper Sandusky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Morral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Little Sandusky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandusky
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McVitty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Hepburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hepburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- DeCliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- DeCliff is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCliff
- Douglass ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Douglass is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
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- Wharton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Pfeiffer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Lovell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lovell is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brownstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brownstown.
Newspapers Published in Brownstown ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brownstown, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brownstown.
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 Brownstown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wyandot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Seneca County
- Union 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> | 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 Brownstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brownstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |