Welcome to Brent ...

Brent is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of Brent has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Brent is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brent lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brent lies within the (478) area code.

Websites for Brent ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.forsyth-monroechamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brent, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Brent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Brent - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brent.

Communities near Brent ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brent.

• Thomaston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
  • Thomaston is located in Upson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomaston <4>
• Barnesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <4>
• Forsyth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Forsyth is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <4>
• Roberta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
  • Roberta is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberta <4>
• Russellville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Monroe County
• Milner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
  • Milner is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milner <4>
• Yatesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
  • Yatesville is located in Upson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yatesville <4>
• Orchard Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
  • Orchard Hill is located in Spalding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Hill <4>
• Meansville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meansville
  • Meansville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meansville <4>
• Culloden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
  • Culloden is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culloden <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brent. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brent.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brent. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brent.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brent. See our Newspapers Page for Brent.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brent ...

Looking for more information about Brent? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Brent, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brent.

Adding Brent to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brent in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brent post office opened in 1891.

We also found Brent in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brent.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brent. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountygeorgia.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/