Welcome to Brewster ...The city of Brewster is located in Thomas County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Brewster, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. The origin (or the toponymy) of Brewster: Named for Robert Brewster, a railroad foreman. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Brewster has a population of 289 people<2> (see below for details). Brewster is 3,420 feet [1,042 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Brewster is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level. Time Zone: Brewster lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Brewster (for example, toward Goodland), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). Area Code for Brewster: 785 The ZIP code for Brewster: 67732<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brewster had an population of 289 people. This is a decrease of 5.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.4% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Brewster had a population of 305 people. This makes Brewster the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Brewster represents 0.01% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 355th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 305 people, the population of Brewster increased 7.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 285 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Brewster. Communities Also Named Brewster ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Brewster - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brewster. Communities near Brewster ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brewster.
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 Brewster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brewster. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brewster. 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 Brewster. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brewster. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Brewster. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brewster ...Looking for more information about Brewster? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Brewster, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brewster. Adding Brewster to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Brewster 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 (so far) for Brewster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Brewster. Footnotes ...
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