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Welcome to Brewersville ...

Brewersville is located in Sumter County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Brewersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Brewersville is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Brewersville: (205) & (659)<3>

Communities Also Named Brewersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Brewersville - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Brewersville ...

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

  • Demopolis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Livingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
    • Livingston is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
  • York
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
    • Former names for York:
    • New York Station
    • York Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
  • Forkland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
    • Forkland is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Epes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
    • Epes is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Cuba
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Boligee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Emelle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
    • Emelle is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Bellamy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
    • Bellamy is located in Sumter County
  • McDowell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDowell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
    • McDowell is located in Sumter 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 Brewersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brewersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brewersville ...

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

Adding Brewersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brewersville 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 Brewersville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brewersville.

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brewersville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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