Welcome to Brentwood ...

Brentwood is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brentwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Brentwood is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brentwood is within the boundaries of the (912) area code.

Communities Also Named Brentwood ...

While we believe that this Brentwood is located in Wayne County, we know of another 3 Georgia communities named Brentwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: DeKalb, Dougherty and Newton County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 52 communities that are also named Brentwood - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas, California (2), Florida (4), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky (2), Maryland (2), Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6) and Virginia (4).

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

Communities near Brentwood ...

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

• Jesup
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
  • Jesup is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <4>
• Glennville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennville
  • Glennville is located in Tattnall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glennville <4>
• Baxley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxley
  • Baxley is located in Appling County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxley <4>
• Donald
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
  • Donald is located in Long County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
• Screven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven
  • Screven is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Screven <4>
• Phillipi
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
  • Phillipi is located in Appling County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
• Odum
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum
  • Odum is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odum <4>
• Offerman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerman
  • Offerman is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Offerman <4>
• Surrency
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrency
  • Surrency is located in Appling County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surrency <4>
• Madray Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
  • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County

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 Brentwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brentwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brentwood. 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 Brentwood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brentwood ...

Looking for more information about Brentwood? 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 Brentwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brentwood.

Adding Brentwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brentwood 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 Brentwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brentwood post office opened in 1871.

We also found Brentwood on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brentwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ga.us/

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