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 Bruno (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 Bruno. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bruno is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Athens, Fairfield, Hocking, Licking, Morgan & Muskingum.
Below are the counties that are near Bruno. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bruno:
- Perry County (The home county of Bruno)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruno, with the one closest to Bruno listed first.
- Thornville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfants
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Somerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Carthon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Mount Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Rehoboth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Clover Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- New Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruno, with the one closest to Bruno listed first.
- Hartleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Nelsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bessemer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Glouster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Trimble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruno, with the one closest to Bruno listed first.
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Green ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Center Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Harlem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruno, with the one closest to Bruno listed first.
- Fairfield Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Rushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Lakeside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Carroll
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruno, with the one closest to Bruno listed first.
- Canal Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blacklick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Havens Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- Blacklick Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Groveport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- New Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Edgewater Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Truro ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Truro is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruno, with the one closest to Bruno listed first.
- Rockbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Sand Run Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Carbon Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Gibisonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- New Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Union Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Murray City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Candy Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruno, with the one closest to Bruno listed first.
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bladensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruno, with the one closest to Bruno listed first.
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Harbor Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Buckeye Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Heath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gratiot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Kirkersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Central City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Union Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruno, with the one closest to Bruno listed first.
- Deavertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Durant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Morganville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruno, with the one closest to Bruno listed first.
- Fultonham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Nashport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- South Zanesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Black Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Buckeye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Cannelville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Zanesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Zanesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Shannon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Wortley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Frazeysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruno, with the one closest to Bruno listed first.
- East Ringgold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Tarlton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Ashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Duvall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Knollwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bruno, see our County-by-County Page for Bruno.
Cemeteries Near Bruno ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bruno.
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 Bruno - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bruno covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bruno, with the one closest to Bruno listed first.
- Crists Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zion Reformed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woolard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Custard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Drumm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Salem Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lutheran Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Oakthorpe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Oakthorpe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Binckley Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binckley Ridge Cemetery
- The Binckley Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (618 more) ...
- Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Regular Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kemper Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Bruno in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bruno.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bruno, with the one closest to Bruno listed first.
- Ziontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ziontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziontown
- Thornville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Salem is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Thornport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thornport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornport
- Rushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glenford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yost
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yost is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Somerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfants
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Glass Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glass Rock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Rock
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Thurston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Avalon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Wellan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wellan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bruno. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bruno.
Newspapers Published in Bruno ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bruno.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bruno, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bruno.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bruno:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Hocking County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Pickaway 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 Bruno, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bruno) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |