Welcome to Brutus ...

Brutus is located in Emmet County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brutus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Brutus is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brutus is located in the (231) area code.

The ZIP code for Brutus: 49716<4>

Communities Also Named Brutus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Brutus - they are located in Kentucky and Virginia.

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

Communities near Brutus ...

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

• Petoskey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petoskey
  • Petoskey is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petoskey <5>
• Cheboygan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
  • Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <5>
• Harbor Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
  • Harbor Springs is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Springs <5>
• Pellston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
  • Pellston is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <5>
• Alanson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
  • Alanson is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <5>
• Wolverine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
  • Wolverine is located in Cheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolverine <5>
• Burt Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Lake
  • Burt Lake is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burt Lake <5>
• Oden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
  • Oden is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <5>
• Ponshewaing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
  • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
• Conway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brutus ...

Looking for more information about Brutus? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brutus, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brutus.

Adding Brutus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brutus 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 Brutus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brutus post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brutus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Emmet County: www.co.emmet.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/