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Introduction ...

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

We've added Brushy Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brushy Creek, 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 Brushy Creek (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 Brushy Creek. 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.

Name Variations for Brushy Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Brushy Creek: Brushy Crk. (or less commonly used: Brushy Ck. or Brushy Cr.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Brushy Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Burke 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 Burke County: Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Richmond, Screven, Aiken (SC), Allendale (SC) & Barnwell (SC).

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

  • Burke County     (The home county of Brushy Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy Creek, with the one closest to Brushy Creek listed first.
    • Keysville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Saint Clair
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
      • Saint Clair is located in Burke County
    • Torbit Station ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Torbit Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
      • Torbit Station is located in Burke County
      • Torbit Station has also been known as:
      • Torbit
    • Gough
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Drone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
      • Drone is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
    • Vidette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
      • Vidette is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Waynesboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
      • Rosier is located in Burke County
    • Thomas Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
      • Thomas Station is located in Burke County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
    • Magruder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
      • Magruder is located in Burke County
    • Munnerlyn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munnerlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
      • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
    • Number Ten ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Number Ten have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
      • Number Ten is located in Burke County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
    • Midville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy Creek, with the one closest to Brushy Creek listed first.
    • Harlem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fort Gordon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sawdust
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
      • Sawdust is located in Columbia County
    • Grovetown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Arrow Head
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
      • Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
    • Lamkin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamkin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
      • Lamkin is located in Columbia County
    • Lulaville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Lulaville is located in Columbia County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
    • Maddox
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
      • Maddox is located in Columbia County
    • Martinez
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <2>
    • Memory Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
    • Appling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Evans
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Snead
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
      • Snead is located in Columbia County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
  • Emanuel County
    • Colemans Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
      • Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
  • Glascock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy Creek, with the one closest to Brushy Creek listed first.
    • Gibson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Edge Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
      • Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Mitchell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Glascock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <2>
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy Creek, with the one closest to Brushy Creek listed first.
    • Noah
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
      • Noah is located in Jefferson County
      • Noah has also been known as:
      • Noah Station
    • Matthews
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Zebina
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
      • Zebina is located in Jefferson County
    • Wrens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens
      • Wrens is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrens <2>
    • Wrens Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
      • Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
    • Stapleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Louisville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Avera
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Avera is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avera <2>
    • Stapletons Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stapletons Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
      • Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
    • Omaha Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
      • Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
    • Old Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Jefferson County
    • Moxley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
      • Moxley is located in Jefferson County
    • Wadley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <2>
  • Jenkins County
  • McDuffie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy Creek, with the one closest to Brushy Creek listed first.
    • Megahee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Megahee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
      • Megahee is located in McDuffie County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
    • Dearing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Boneville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Thomson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
      • Thomson is located in McDuffie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <2>
    • Hamilton Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
      • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy Creek, with the one closest to Brushy Creek listed first.
    • Blythe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hephzibah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • De Bruce
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
      • De Bruce is located in Richmond County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
    • Gracewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pepperidge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
      • Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
    • Barton Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
      • Barton Village is located in Richmond County
    • Fairvale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
      • Fairvale is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
    • Fleming Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
      • Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
    • Nixon ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Richmond County
    • Richmond Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
      • Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
    • Belair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belair have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
      • Belair is located in Richmond County
    • Southgate Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
      • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
    • Forest Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy Creek, with the one closest to Brushy Creek listed first.
    • Mesena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Warrenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <2>
    • Camak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington County
    • Davisboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Aiken County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brushy Creek, with the one closest to Brushy Creek listed first.
    • Browns Hill ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
      • Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Savanna Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savanna Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
      • Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Beech Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cowden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
      • Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • North Augusta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
    • Belvedere
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
      • Belvedere is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Clearwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bath
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnettown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnettown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
      • Burnettown is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
    • Langley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Brushy Creek ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brushy Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brushy Creek, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brushy Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Brushy Creek:

Cemeteries Near Brushy Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brushy Creek.

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 Brushy Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Keysville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keysville Cemetery
  • Smiths Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smiths Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smiths Grove Cemetery
  • Brushy Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gresham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gresham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gresham Cemetery
  • Pol Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pol Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pol Hill Cemetery
  • Keysville Community Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keysville Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keysville Community Cemetery
  • Clarks Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Chapel Cemetery
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
  • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery
  • Smith Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Family Cemetery
  • Hopeful Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopeful Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopeful Cemetery
  • Rachael Tucker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rachael Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rachael Tucker Cemetery
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    • Arrington Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arrington Cemetery
    • Flat Rock Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
    • Freeman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman 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 Brushy Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brushy Creek.

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

  • Keysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Saint Clair
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
    • Saint Clair is located in Burke County
  • Noah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
    • Noah is located in Jefferson County
    • Noah has also been known as:
    • Noah Station
  • Matthews
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stellaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stellaville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellaville
    • Stellaville is located in Jefferson County
  • Gough
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Blythe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wrens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens
    • Wrens is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,924 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrens <2>
  • Drone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
    • Drone is located in Burke County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
  • Hephzibah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Richmond County
  • Avondale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Avondale is located in McDuffie County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Waynesboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Berzelia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berzelia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berzelia
      • Berzelia is located in Columbia County
    • Stapleton
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Brushy Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brushy Creek.

The official website for Burke County: www.burkecounty-ga.gov/

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 Brushy Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brushy Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brushy Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1968, Longitude: -82.2201       In this case, the coordinates for Brushy Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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