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 Brownville (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 Brownville. 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 northwest 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 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.
Brownville is located in Chippewa County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chippewa County: Barron, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Rusk & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Brownville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brownville:
- Chippewa County (The home county of Brownville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownville, with the one closest to Brownville listed first.
- Stanley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Boyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Cadott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Drywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Estella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Cornell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Lake Wissota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Eagleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Chippewa Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Irvine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Lake Hallie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Bloomer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownville, with the one closest to Brownville listed first.
- Eadsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Eidsvold
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Thorp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Reseburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Withee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Owen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Willard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Curtiss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Atwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Dorchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Globe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Loyal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loyal is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownville, with the one closest to Brownville listed first.
- Fall Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Seymour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Fairchild
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Hay Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Altoona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownville, with the one closest to Brownville listed first.
- Sheldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Conrath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Conrath is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Port Arthur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Ladysmith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownville, with the one closest to Brownville listed first.
- Bellinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellinger is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger
- Polley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Lublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Gilman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Perkinstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Jump River
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Medford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Stetsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brownville, see our County-by-County Page for Brownville.
Cemeteries Near Brownville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brownville.
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 Brownville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brownville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brownville, with the one closest to Brownville listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walker - Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eidsvold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Germanian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Hedwig Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Thorp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (112 more) ...
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Hedwig Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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.<1>
While we didn't find Brownville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brownville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brownville, with the one closest to Brownville listed first.
- Stanley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Eidsvold
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Huron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Boyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Edson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edson is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
- Thorp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Lombard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lombard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Cadott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Drywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Estella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Ludington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Bateman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bateman is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Withee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Longwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Perkinstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brownville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brownville.
Newspapers Published in Brownville ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brownville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brownville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Brownville:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Chippewa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Eau Claire County
- Rusk County
- Taylor County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Brownville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Brownville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |