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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Brewton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brewton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Brewton is located in Escambia County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Escambia County: Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe, Escambia (FL), Okaloosa (FL) & Santa Rosa (FL).

Below are the counties that are near Brewton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brewton:

  • Escambia County     (The home county of Brewton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brewton, with the one closest to Brewton listed first.
    • East Brewton
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brewton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brewton
      • East Brewton is located in Escambia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brewton <2>
    • Riverview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Escambia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Pollard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in Escambia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Hammac
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hammac
      • From Brewton to Hammac
    • Roberts
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Escambia County
    • Flomaton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Escambia County
    • Huxford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Atmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Conecuh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brewton, with the one closest to Brewton listed first.
    • Castleberry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
      • Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Johnsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Nymph
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenox
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
      • Lenox is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <2>
    • Range
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparta ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sparta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta is located in Conecuh County
      • Sparta has also been known as:
      • Old Sparta
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sparta
      • From Brewton to Sparta
    • Jay Villa ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Brooklyn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
    • Belleville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Conecuh County
    • Evergreen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Conecuh County
    • Repton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Repton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repton
      • Repton is located in Conecuh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Repton <2>
  • Covington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brewton, with the one closest to Brewton listed first.
    • Falco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Wing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brewton, with the one closest to Brewton listed first.
    • Goodway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Excel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
      • Excel is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Megargel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Uriah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Frisco City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ollie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ollie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
      • Ollie is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ollie
      • From Brewton to Ollie
  • Escambia County (FL)
  • Okaloosa County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brewton, with the one closest to Brewton listed first.
    • Otahite ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otahite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
      • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Otahite
      • From Brewton to Otahite
    • Cannon Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
      • Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
  • Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brewton, with the one closest to Brewton listed first.
    • Jay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belandville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belandville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
      • Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belandville
      • From Brewton to Belandville

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brewton, see our County-by-County Page for Brewton.

Cemeteries Near Brewton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brewton.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brewton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brewton, with the one closest to Brewton listed first.

  • Ft. Crawford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Crawford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baptist Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Travis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Travis Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travis Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travis Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Catawba Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catawba Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catawba Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Acres Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Acres Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Acres Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Odom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (174 more) ...
    • Travis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brantley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brewton had a population of 1,115 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brewton had a population of 5,141 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brewton, with the one closest to Brewton listed first.

  • Kirkland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Kirkland is located in Escambia County
  • Pollard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Pollard is located in Escambia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Hammac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
    • Hammac is located in Escambia County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hammac
    • From Brewton to Hammac
  • Roberts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Roberts is located in Escambia County
  • Boykin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boykin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
    • Boykin is located in Escambia County
  • Wallace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Wallace is located in Escambia County
  • Flomaton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Castleberry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
    • Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Berrydale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrydale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
    • Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
  • Bluff Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
    • Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Range
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sparta ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sparta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Sparta is located in Conecuh County
    • Sparta has also been known as:
    • Old Sparta
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sparta
    • From Brewton to Sparta
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Jay Villa ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Brooklyn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
    • McDavid
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDavid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
      • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brewton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brewton.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Brewton ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brewton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Brewton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Brewton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Brewton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Brewton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brewton:

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

The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.al.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brewton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brewton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brewton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1076, Longitude: -87.0716    









 

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