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Welcome to Brewton ...

Brewton is located in Laurens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brewton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Brewton is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Brewton: 478

Communities Also Named Brewton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Brewton - they are located in Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Brewton ...

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

  • Tuckers Crossroad
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
    • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
  • Dublin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockledge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockledge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
    • Rockledge is located in Laurens County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <4>
  • Wrightsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Soperton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • East Dublin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Midway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Laurens County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
  • Adrian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Dexter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Dudley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brewton ...

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

Adding Brewton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brewton post office opened in 1894.

We also found Brewton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brewton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brewton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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