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 Brunersburg (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 Brunersburg. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Brunersburg is located in Defiance 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 Defiance County: Allen (IN), DeKalb (IN), Henry, Paulding, Putnam & Williams.
Below are the counties that are near Brunersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brunersburg:
- Defiance County (The home county of Brunersburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunersburg, with the one closest to Brunersburg listed first.
- Williamstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Defiance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Ayersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Ney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hicksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunersburg, with the one closest to Brunersburg listed first.
- Archbold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pettisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Wauseon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Fayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Powers ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Powers is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- West Delta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Advance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Hancock County
- Hancock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunersburg, with the one closest to Brunersburg listed first.
- Florida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Okolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Ridgeville Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Holgate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Bavaria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Pleasant Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Napoleon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Malinta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hamler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Liberty Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunersburg, with the one closest to Brunersburg listed first.
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Emmett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Charloe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Cecil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Fort Brown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Oakwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Paulding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Broughton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunersburg, with the one closest to Brunersburg listed first.
- Hartsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Continental
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kieferville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Miller City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Muntanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Kalida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Leipsic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Belmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Glandorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunersburg, with the one closest to Brunersburg listed first.
- Scott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hoaglin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunersburg, with the one closest to Brunersburg listed first.
- Stryker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bryan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Melbern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- West Unity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Edgerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Kunkle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Blakeslee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alvordton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunersburg, with the one closest to Brunersburg listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Custar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milton Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Weston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Allen County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunersburg, with the one closest to Brunersburg listed first.
- Edgerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Woodburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grabill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunersburg, with the one closest to Brunersburg listed first.
- Butler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spencerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Moore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Steuben County (IN)
- Alvarado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunersburg, with the one closest to Brunersburg listed first.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Waldron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brunersburg, with the one closest to Brunersburg listed first.
- Munson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Morenci
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brunersburg, see our County-by-County Page for Brunersburg.
Cemeteries Near Brunersburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brunersburg.
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 Brunersburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brunersburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brunersburg, with the one closest to Brunersburg listed first.
- Brunersburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Noble & Tiffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kahol Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Defiance County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frazee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Defiance County Children Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (351 more) ...
- McCauley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kibble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brunersburg had a population of 263 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brunersburg, with the one closest to Brunersburg listed first.
- Defiance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashwood is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Jewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- The Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bend is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bend
- Midway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Ayersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Moats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moats is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moats
- Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Adams Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Ridge is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Ridge
- Evansport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Florida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Okolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brunersburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brunersburg.
Newspapers Published in Brunersburg ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brunersburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brunersburg, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brunersburg.
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 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 Brunersburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Defiance County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Van Wert County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- Steuben County
- Hillsdale County
- Lenawee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brunersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Brunersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |