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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 Brushville (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 Brushville. 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 hospitals 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.

Brushville is located in Bradford County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bradford County: Chemung (NY), Tioga (NY), Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga & Wyoming.

Below are the counties that are near Brushville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brushville:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brushville, see our County-by-County Page for Brushville.

Cemeteries Near Brushville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brushville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brushville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brushville, with the one closest to Brushville listed first.

  • Centerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Herrick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Herrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Herrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ballibay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballibay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballibay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaver Meadow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Meadow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fowler Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Steadwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steadwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steadwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Darling Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orwell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merryall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merryall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merryall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lyon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (275 more) ...

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.<5>

While we didn't find Brushville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brushville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brushville, with the one closest to Brushville listed first.

  • Le Raysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Raysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
    • Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Stevensville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
    • Stevensville is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevensville <3>
  • Rushville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rushville
    • From Brushville to Rushville
  • Prattville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
    • Prattville is located in Bradford County
  • Herrickville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • South Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Potterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Warren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Camptown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camptown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camptown
    • Camptown is located in Bradford County
  • Orwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
    • Orwell is located in Bradford County
  • Allis Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rummerfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rummerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rummerfield
    • Rummerfield is located in Bradford County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Limehill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Bradford County
    • West Auburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
      • West Auburn is located in Susquehanna County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brushville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brushville.

Newspapers Published in Brushville ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brushville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brushville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brushville.

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 Brushville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brushville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Brushville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brushville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brushville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8120, Longitude: -76.1883       In this case, the coordinates for Brushville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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