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Welcome to Brent ...

Brent is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Brent is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brent lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Brent: 478

Communities Also Named Brent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Brent - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Websites for Brent ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.forsyth-monroechamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brent, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Brent ...

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

  • Thomaston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Barnesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Forsyth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Roberta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
    • Roberta is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberta <3>
  • Russellville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Russellville is located in Monroe County
  • Milner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Yatesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Yatesville is located in Upson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yatesville <3>
  • Orchard Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
    • Orchard Hill is located in Spalding County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Hill <3>
  • Meansville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Culloden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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.<5>

From that list, the Brent post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brent.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Monroe, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/