Welcome to Brubaker ...

Brubaker is located in Marion County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brubaker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Brubaker is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brubaker lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Brubaker: (618)

Communities near Brubaker ...

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

• Centralia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
• Salem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Sandoval
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandoval have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandoval
  • Sandoval is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandoval <4>
• Wamac
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
  • Wamac is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
• Central City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
• Odin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
  • Odin is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <4>
• Kinmundy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinmundy
  • Kinmundy is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinmundy <4>
• Patoka
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
  • Patoka is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patoka <4>
• Farina
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farina
  • Farina is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farina <4>
• Junction City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brubaker ...

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

Adding Brubaker to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brubaker post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brubaker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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