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 Brush Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Ridge ...
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 Ridge: Brush Rdg. (or less commonly used: Brush Rdge. or Brush Ridg.)
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Brush Ridge is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Crawford, Delaware, Hardin, Morrow, Union & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Brush Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brush Ridge:
- Marion County (The home county of Brush Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Ridge, with the one closest to Brush Ridge listed first.
- Morral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Ruth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Green Camp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Martel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Newmans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- La Rue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waldo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Ridge, with the one closest to Brush Ridge listed first.
- Oceola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Bucyrus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lemert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Broken Sword
(16 miles [25.7 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
- North Robinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Galion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Chatfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Crestline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tiro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Ridge, with the one closest to Brush Ridge listed first.
- Norton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Kerr Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Meredith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Radnor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Ashley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Leonardsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Ridge, with the one closest to Brush Ridge listed first.
- Mount Blanchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vanlue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Williamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Ridge, with the one closest to Brush Ridge listed first.
- Pfeiffer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McVitty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Mount Victory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Kenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Dunkirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Logan County
- West Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Ridge, with the one closest to Brush Ridge listed first.
- Iberia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Edison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shawtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Cardington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Mount Gilead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Blooming Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Marengo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vails Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Ridge, with the one closest to Brush Ridge listed first.
- Bethlehem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Maybee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shelby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Forest ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Ridge, with the one closest to Brush Ridge listed first.
- McCutchenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Melmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Adrian
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Carrothers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Bloomville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Riegel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Caroline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Alvada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Tiffin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Attica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Ridge, with the one closest to Brush Ridge listed first.
- Richwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Magnetic Springs
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Summersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Raymond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Ridge, with the one closest to Brush Ridge listed first.
- Wyandot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Harpster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandusky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Marseilles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Belle Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Duenquat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Kirby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Mexico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Wharton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Carey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brush Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Brush Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Brush Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brush Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brush Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brush Ridge, with the one closest to Brush Ridge listed first.
- Bretz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Page Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fitzhugh Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burtsfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Drake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brewer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chapel Heights Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Neff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Sandusky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kannel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (488 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pipetown Indian #1 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pipetown Indian #2 Cemetery
(5 miles [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 Brush Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brush Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brush Ridge, with the one closest to Brush Ridge listed first.
- Morral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Wyandot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Little Sandusky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandusky
- Ruth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harpster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Longville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Logan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Kirkpatrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kirkpatrick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
- Espyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Espyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espyville
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Douglass ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Douglass is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brush Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brush Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Brush Ridge ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brush Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brush Ridge, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brush Ridge.
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 Brush Ridge:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Seneca County
- Union County
- Wyandot 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 Brush Ridge, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brush Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |