Welcome to Brush Creek ...

Brush Creek is located in Perry County<1>.

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

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

A typical abbreviation for Brush Creek: Brush Crk. (or less commonly used: Brush Ck. or Brush Cr.)

Brush Creek is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brush Creek is within the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Brush Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Brush Creek - they are located in Arkansas, California, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Brush Creek ...

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

• Marion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Moundville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moundville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundville
  • Moundville is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundville <4>
• Greensboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <4>
• Akron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Newbern
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
  • Newbern is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
• Phipps ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phipps have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
  • Phipps is located in Hale County
• Rosemary
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
  • Rosemary is located in Hale County
• Sawyerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerville
  • Sawyerville is located in Hale County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyerville <4>
• Powers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Powers is located in Hale County
• Sprott
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
  • Sprott is located in Perry 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 Brush Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brush Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brush Creek ...

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

Adding Brush Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brush Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perrycounty-al.org/

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