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 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Brushville is located in Waushara County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Waushara County: Adams, Green Lake, Marquette, Portage, Waupaca & Winnebago.
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:
- Waushara County (The home county of Brushville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushville, with the one closest to Brushville listed first.
- Poy Sippi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- West Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Pine River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Saxeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Redgranite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Mount Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Morris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Lohrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Wild Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Silver Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Wautoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushville, with the one closest to Brushville listed first.
- Ripon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- West Rosendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Metomen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Rosendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Fairwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Eldorado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushville, with the one closest to Brushville listed first.
- Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Green Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Marquette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Utley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushville, with the one closest to Brushville listed first.
- Neshkoro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Germania
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Montello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushville, with the one closest to Brushville listed first.
- Medina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Hortonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Bear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Shiocton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Appleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushville, with the one closest to Brushville listed first.
- Blaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Almond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Amherst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Amherst Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Emily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Nelsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Arnott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Garfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushville, with the one closest to Brushville listed first.
- Fremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Gills Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Weyauwega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Rural
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Waupaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - King
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Baldwins Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baldwins Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Ostrander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Cobb Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Wolf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Sheridan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brushville, with the one closest to Brushville listed first.
- Orihula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Zittau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Winneconne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Omro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Harbor Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harbor Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Reighmoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Allenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Medina Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medina Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Fisk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Fitzgerald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitzgerald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Pickett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Oshkosh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
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.
- Poy Sippi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poy Sippi Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poy Sippi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Concordia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pine River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Concordia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Prellwitz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prellwitz Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prellwitz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
- Hilltop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Howes Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howes Corners Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howes Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lind Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lind Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lind Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Cedar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wolf River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cedar Cemetery
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brushville had a population of 92 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brushville, with the one closest to Brushville listed first.
- Poy Sippi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- West Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Pine River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Tustin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Saxeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Hatton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Orihula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Fremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Mount Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Morris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Zittau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Gills Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Spring Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Spring Lake is located in Waushara County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rural
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Wild Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Waupaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rural
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 84 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 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marquette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Portage County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waupaca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waushara County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waushara County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Waushara County: www.1waushara.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 44.1700, Longitude: -88.9959 In this case, the coordinates for Brushville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |