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 Brushtown (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 Brushtown. 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.
Brushtown is located in Adams County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adams County: Carroll (MD), Frederick (MD), Cumberland, Franklin & York.
Below are the counties that are near Brushtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brushtown:
- Adams County (The home county of Brushtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushtown, with the one closest to Brushtown listed first.
- Edgegrove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- McSherrystown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Midway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Whitehall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- New Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Littlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bonneauville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Brush Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Abbottstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Newchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Lake Heritage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushtown, with the one closest to Brushtown listed first.
- Hunters Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Mount Holly Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Barnitz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Montsera
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Craighead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Huntsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Allenview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Lisburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Roxbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lees Cross Roads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushtown, with the one closest to Brushtown listed first.
- Monterey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Blue Ridge Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beartown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Caledonia Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Pen Mar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Mount Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Rouzerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mont Alto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Nunnery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushtown, with the one closest to Brushtown listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Falmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushtown, with the one closest to Brushtown listed first.
- Pennville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Bandanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- West Manheim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Manheim is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Valley Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brodbecks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brodbecks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- La Bott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Blackrock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackrock is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Glenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Spring Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushtown, with the one closest to Brushtown listed first.
- Eklo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Freeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fowblesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Maryland Line
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Boring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Walker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Parkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushtown, with the one closest to Brushtown listed first.
- Harney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Taneytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Lineboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Fairground Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Frizzellburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Roller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushtown, with the one closest to Brushtown listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Rocky Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- New Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Oak Orchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Creagerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Thurmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sabillasville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Jimtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Harford County (MD)
- Shawsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushtown, with the one closest to Brushtown listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Smithsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cavetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brushtown, see our County-by-County Page for Brushtown.
Cemeteries Near Brushtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brushtown.
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 Brushtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brushtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brushtown, with the one closest to Brushtown listed first.
- Sacred Heart Basilica Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hanover.
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #819773 <2>
- Bucher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barts - Centenary UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mumma Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- York Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Road Cemetery
- The York Road Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bairs Meeting House Cemetery
- Continue List (340 more) ...
- St. Bartholomews Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wentz Meeting House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Brushtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brushtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brushtown, with the one closest to Brushtown listed first.
- McSherry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McSherry is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherry
- Centennial
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Centennial is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Edgegrove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- McSherrystown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Irishtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Irishtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Littlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berlin Junction is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Junction
- New Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bonneauville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Brush Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Two Taverns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Two Taverns is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Taverns
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kingsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Jacobs Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jacobs Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Mills
- Abbottstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brushtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brushtown.
Newspapers Published in Brushtown ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brushtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brushtown, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brushtown.
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 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 Brushtown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brushtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Brushtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |