Welcome to Brent ...
Brent is located in Escambia County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brent, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Brent is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Brent lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Brent: 850 & 448<3>
Communities Also Named Brent ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Brent - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brent.
Communities near Brent ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brent.
- Pensacola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Pensacola is located in Escambia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pensacola <4>
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Santa Rosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
- Gulf Breeze
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Breeze
- Gulf Breeze is located in Santa Rosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,075 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Breeze <4>
- Perdido Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdido Beach
- Perdido Beach is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Bellview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Bohemia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Ensley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley
- Ensley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ensley <4>
- Sanders Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Beach
- Sanders Beach is located in Escambia County
- Myrtle Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtle Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Myrtle Grove is located in Escambia County
- Warrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warrington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Warrington is located in Escambia 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 Brent. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brent.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brent. 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 Brent.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brent. See our Newspapers Page for Brent.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brent ...
Looking for more information about Brent? 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 Brent, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brent.
Adding Brent to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brent 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 Brent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Brent post office opened in 1890.
We also found Brent in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brent.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brent. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brent - 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 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Brent area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Brent 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |