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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 Brushy (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 Brushy. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Brushy is located in Hood 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 Hood County: Erath, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker & Somervell.

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

  • Hood County     (The home county of Brushy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy, with the one closest to Brushy listed first.
    • Granbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hill City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Tolar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
    • Brazos Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • DeCordova
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Pecan Plantation
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
    • Acton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Paluxy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Spunky
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
    • Cresson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lipan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy, with the one closest to Brushy listed first.
    • Eulogy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
    • Walnut Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Iredell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Kimball
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kimball is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Kopperl
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy, with the one closest to Brushy listed first.
    • Bluff Dale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Chalk Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
    • Morgan Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Duffau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Duffau is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
    • Stephenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Clairette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clairette is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette
    • Hannibal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hannibal is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hamilton County
    • Hico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hico is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <1>
  • Hill County
    • Blum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy, with the one closest to Brushy listed first.
    • Godley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bono
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Cleburne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Joshua
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Rio Vista
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cross Timber
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Keene
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Burleson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Crowley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy, with the one closest to Brushy listed first.
    • Brazos
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
    • Santo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy, with the one closest to Brushy listed first.
    • Dennis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Brock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Brock is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Annetta South
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Annetta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Annetta North
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Greenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Weatherford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Aledo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson Oaks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Willow Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Millsap
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lemley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Cool
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy, with the one closest to Brushy listed first.
    • Rainbow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Rose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Glass
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Glass is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
    • Nemo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy, with the one closest to Brushy listed first.
    • Saint Francis Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Primrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • Benbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Brushy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brushy.

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 Brushy - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Brushy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Powell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Granbury Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Thorp Spring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tolar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Strouds Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Flat Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (148 more) ...
    • Herring Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Glenn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 Brushy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brushy.

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

  • Granbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tolar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Thorp Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Thorp Spring is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Spring
  • Acton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Paluxy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluff Dale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Glen Rose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fort Spunky
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
  • Georges Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Georges Creek is located in Somervell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
  • Chapin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapin is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Buckner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Buckner is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
  • Cresson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lipan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chalk Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
    • Eulogy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy

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

Newspapers Published in Brushy ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brushy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brushy, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brushy.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Brushy:

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- Brushy) 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 Brushy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.