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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Brush Lake. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brush Lake to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brush Lake, please Contact Us.
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 Brush Lake (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 Brush Lake. 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 Brush Lake ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Brush Lake: Brush Lk.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Brush Lake is historic, it would have been located within present day Champaign 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 Champaign County: Clark, Logan, Madison, Miami, Shelby & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Brush Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brush Lake:
- Champaign County (The home county of Brush Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Lake, with the one closest to Brush Lake listed first.
- Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- North Lewisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mingo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mutual
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Kingscreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Powhattan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Urbana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Carysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Christiansburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Lake, with the one closest to Brush Lake listed first.
- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- New Moorefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- South Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Northridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Villa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Oakwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Tremont City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Greenlawn Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dialton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Lake, with the one closest to Brush Lake listed first.
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Ostrander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bellepoint
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Lake, with the one closest to Brush Lake listed first.
- Lamb Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Amlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Dublin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hilliard
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lake Darby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Alton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Lincoln Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- New Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Deems ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Galloway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Lake, with the one closest to Brush Lake listed first.
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Lake, with the one closest to Brush Lake listed first.
- Ridgeway
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Mount Victory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Roundhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Lake, with the one closest to Brush Lake listed first.
- Middleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Valley Hi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- West Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zanesfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- West Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Bellefontaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Rushsylvania
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- De Graff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Logansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Quincy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Lake, with the one closest to Brush Lake listed first.
- Chuckery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plumwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Choctaw Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Plain City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Summerford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Gillivan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Amity
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- London
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Chrisman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- South Solon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Lake, with the one closest to Brush Lake listed first.
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- La Rue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Lake, with the one closest to Brush Lake listed first.
- Conover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Alcony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Fletcher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Casstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Lake, with the one closest to Brush Lake listed first.
- Maplewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Port Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Lake, with the one closest to Brush Lake listed first.
- Milford Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Unionville Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Marysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- New California
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Pharisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Summersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Magnetic Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Richwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brush Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Brush Lake.
Cemeteries Near Brush Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brush Lake.
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 Brush Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brush Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brush Lake, with the one closest to Brush Lake listed first.
- Jenkins Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Corbet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sodom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodstock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cable Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Treacles Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Butcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- The Butcher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (477 more) ...
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northeast of Mechanicsburg.
- Beltz 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.
Brush Lake itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brush Lake, with the one closest to Brush Lake listed first.
- Fountain Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fountain Park is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Cable
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cable is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- North Lewisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mingo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Irwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Kennard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kennard is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Hagenbaugh ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hagenbaugh is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagenbaugh
- Mutual
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mechanicsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Milford Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pottersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pottersburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kingscreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Rosedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Urbana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brush Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brush Lake.
Newspapers Published in Brush Lake ...
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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brush Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brush Lake, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brush Lake.
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 Brush Lake:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Champaign County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Brush Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brush Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |