Welcome to Brewer ...
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.
Brewer would have been located within present day Long County<2>.
The location of Brewer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brewer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Brewer is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Brewer was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Brewer once stood is in the (912) area code.
Communities Also Named Brewer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Brewer: This one is located in Long County and the other is located in Effingham County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 17 communities that are also named Brewer - they are located in Arkansas, 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.
- Hinesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesville
- Hinesville is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinesville <5>
- Jesup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
- Jesup is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <5>
- 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.<3> 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
- 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.<3> 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 <5>
- 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
- 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.<3> 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 <5>
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <5>
- Trinity
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - 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.<3> 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
- 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.<3> 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 <5>
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.
Adding Brewer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brewer 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 Brewer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Brewer post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brewer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Long, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brewer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |