The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗There is uncertainty when Brumley was first laid out. Years given are 1858, 1869, and 1877. The source of the name "Brumley" is also disputed. A post office called Brumley has been in operation since 1863.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Brumley’s history is told.
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Before
2000
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Brumley is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Brumley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Grand Auglaize Bridge in Brumley, 2.4 miles away.
Brumley and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Brumley
Grand Auglaize BridgeBrumley · Structure2.4miLake of the Ozarks State Park Highway 134 Historic DistrictBrumley · District4.5miLake of the Ozarks Recreational Demonstration Area Barn/Garage in Kaiser AreaOsage Beach · Building6.7miLake of the Ozarks Recreational Demonstration Area Shelter at McCubbin PointOsage Beach · Building6.8miPin Oak Hollow BridgeOsage Beach · Structure7.2mi
How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Grand Auglaize Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Brumley?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Brumley’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.