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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Brewer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Brewer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brewer, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Brewer (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brewer. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Brewer is historic, it would have been located within present day Long County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Long County: Liberty, McIntosh, Tattnall & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Brewer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brewer:

  • Long County     (The home county of Brewer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
    • Ludowici
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
      • Ludowici is located in Long County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <3>
    • Donald
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
  • Appling County
    • Surrency
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
    • Popwellville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popwellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
      • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
    • Hortense
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
    • Keller
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
      • Keller is located in Bryan County
    • Richmond Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glynn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
    • Altamaha Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
      • Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
    • Thalmann
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
      • Thalmann is located in Glynn County
    • Groveside Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
      • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
    • Walthourville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
      • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <3>
    • Allenhurst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
      • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
    • Gum Branch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
      • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Pineview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
      • Pineview is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
    • Doe Run Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Run Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Hinesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tupelo Trail
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
      • Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
    • Garden Acres
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Martin Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
      • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Screven Fork
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screven Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
      • Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
    • Fort Stewart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Flemington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
    • Townsend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <3>
    • Credit Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
    • Crescent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shellman Bluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Meridian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <3>
    • Valona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Darien
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Doboy ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
      • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
    • Sapelo Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapelo Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapelo Island
      • Sapelo Island is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapelo Island <3>
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
    • Glennville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mendes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
      • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
    • Pendarvis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendarvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
    • Jesup
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Madray Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Odum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Screven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brewer, see our County-by-County Page for Brewer.

Newspapers Published in Brewer ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brewer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brewer, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brewer.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brewer:

Cemeteries Near Brewer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brewer.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brewer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.

  • Sharp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
  • Middleton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleton Cemetery
  • Strangers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strangers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strangers Cemetery
  • Baggs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
  • Citizens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Middleton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleton Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
  • Walthourville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walthourville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walthourville Cemetery
  • Barrett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrett Cemetery
  • Bacon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bacon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bacon Cemetery
  • Allenhurst Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Branson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branson Cemetery
    • Cypress Slash Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cypress Slash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Slash Cemetery
    • Hinesville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinesville Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Brewer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brewer.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.

  • Walthourville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
    • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <3>
  • Doctortown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctortown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
    • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
  • Gardi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi
    • Gardi is located in Wayne County
  • Jesup
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gum Branch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
    • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Hinesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McIntosh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Liberty County
  • Riceboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
    • Riceboro is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <3>
  • Flemington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
  • South Newport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newport
    • South Newport is located in McIntosh County
  • Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
    • Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dorchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Liberty County
    • Fleming
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Odum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brewer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brewer.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brewer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brewer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brewer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6785, Longitude: -81.6826       In this case, the coordinates for Brewer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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