Welcome to Brickyard ...
Brickyard is located in Russell County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brickyard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Brickyard is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Brickyard lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: While Brickyard is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Brickyard: 334 & 483<3>
Communities Also Named Brickyard ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Brickyard - they are located in Florida, Georgia and Newfoundland and Labrador.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brickyard.
Communities near Brickyard ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brickyard.
- Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maridale Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
- Phenix City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
- Branton Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- Cusseta Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
- Smith's Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Glenns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glenns is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
- Fortson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 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 Brickyard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brickyard.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brickyard. 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 Brickyard.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brickyard. See our Newspapers Page for Brickyard.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brickyard ...
Looking for more information about Brickyard? 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 Brickyard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brickyard.
Adding Brickyard to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brickyard in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Brickyard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Brickyard post office opened in 1892. The Brickyard post office closed in 1934.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brickyard.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brickyard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Brickyard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Brickyard area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |