Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Below: maps from 1907 on and old-book passages.
The Brunersburg post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Brunersburg’s history is told.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Brunersburg. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Brunersburg.
From Wikipedia’s history of Brunersburg.
Brunersburg was platted in 1834 by Daniel Bruner, and named for him. A post office was established at Brunersburg in 1837, and remained in operation until 1895.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Passages that mention Brunersburg, cut from the printed page as they were published.
town of Brunersburg has been sadly encroached on entertained are only now spoken of as a jest. More money was wasted in the vicinity of Brunersburg about that time in these wild speculations than at any other point on the Maumee above the foot of the Rapids.
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.
the season of 1834, the village of Brunersburg was laid out, and with the prospect of plenty of work the Kepler family, together with young Tuttle, were induced to move to that place. Mr. Tuttle in bis younger days worked for whomsoever would furnish him honorable employment, not refusing at times barely board and clothes. He speaks of working much for his old friend Brice Hilton, and greatly enjoying the society
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Nobody well known was born in Brunersburg itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The Brunersburg post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
