Welcome to Brewer ...

Brewer is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Brewer is located in Cleburne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brewer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Brewer is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Brewer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Brewer - they are located in Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan and Texas.

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

Communities near Brewer ...

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

• Heber Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
  • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
  • Former name for Heber Springs:
  • Sugar Loaf
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <4>
• Mountain View
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <4>
• Clinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Fairfield Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Bay
  • Fairfield Bay is located in Van Buren County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Bay <4>
• Greers Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Ferry
  • Greers Ferry is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greers Ferry <4>
• Quitman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <4>
• Shirley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Shirley is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <4>
• Concord
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
• Higden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higden
  • Higden is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higden <4>
• Edgemont
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
  • Edgemont is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brewer ...

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

Adding Brewer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brewer 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 Brewer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brewer post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brewer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/