Welcome to Brush Lake ...

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.

Brush Lake would have been located within present day Champaign County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brush Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Brush Lake: Brush Lk.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Brush Lake is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Brush Lake was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Brush Lake was located: 937 & 326<4>

Communities near Brush Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brush Lake.

Marysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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- Marysville is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,980 people
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Bellefontaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Bellefontaine is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,150 people
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Urbana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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- Urbana is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,415 people
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Plain City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Plain City is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,761 people
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West Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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- West Liberty is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
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Mechanicsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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- Mechanicsburg is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
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North Lewisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- North Lewisburg is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
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Milford Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Milford Center is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
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West Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
South Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- South Vienna is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
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To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brush Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brush Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brush Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brush Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brush Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Brush Lake.

Adding Brush Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brush Lake in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brush Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Brush Lake on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brush Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Champaign, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brush Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Brush Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Brush Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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.