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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 Brushie Prairie (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 Brushie Prairie. 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 Brushie Prairie ...

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 Brushie Prairie: Brushie Pr.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Brushie Prairie is located in Navarro County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Navarro County: Anderson, Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Hill & Limestone.

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

  • Navarro County     (The home county of Brushie Prairie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushie Prairie, with the one closest to Brushie Prairie listed first.
    • Navarro Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
    • Spring Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Dresden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dresden is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Silver City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Silver City is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Frost
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blooming Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dawson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Purdon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Barry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
    • Pursley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pursley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
    • Oak Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Emhouse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Emhouse is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emhouse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushie Prairie, with the one closest to Brushie Prairie listed first.
    • Avalon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Milford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Italy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bardwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Forreston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Nash
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Nash is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Howard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Howard is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Alma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Alma is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Boz
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Boz is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
    • Ennis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Boyce
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Boyce is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • Garrett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Garrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Maypearl
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushie Prairie, with the one closest to Brushie Prairie listed first.
    • Wortham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Streetman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Kirvin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushie Prairie, with the one closest to Brushie Prairie listed first.
    • Irene
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mertens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Malone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hubbard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Brandon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Penelope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bynum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mount Calm
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Carl's Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Chatt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
    • Abbott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lovelace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lovelace is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushie Prairie, with the one closest to Brushie Prairie listed first.
    • Coolidge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Delia ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Delia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
    • Tehuacana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Watt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Watt is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
    • Frosa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Mexia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mexia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <1>
    • Kirk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushie Prairie, with the one closest to Brushie Prairie listed first.
    • Leroy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Tours
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Tours is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
    • West
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • West is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <1>
    • Axtell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ross
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ross is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <1>
    • Elk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Elk is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
    • Hallsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Elm Mott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Brushie Prairie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brushie Prairie.

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 Brushie Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pelham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Raleigh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Raleigh Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Dresden.
    • The Raleigh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Raleigh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #252883 <3>
  • Pevehouse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevehouse Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pevehouse Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Frost.
    • The Pevehouse Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crossroads Cemetery
    • New Pevehouse Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5967 <3>
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dresden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Younger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Frost Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (150 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.<4>

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

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

  • Emmett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Emmett is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
  • Spring Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Dresden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dresden is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Frost
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Irene
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dawson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Blooming Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Purdon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mertens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hubbard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Drane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Drane is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drane
  • Barry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
    • Brandon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pursley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pursley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley

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

Newspapers Published in Brushie Prairie ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brushie Prairie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brushie Prairie, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brushie Prairie.

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 either 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 Brushie Prairie:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brushie Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Brushie Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.