Welcome to Brutus ...
Brutus is located in Clay County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brutus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Brutus is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Brutus lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Brutus: 606
Communities Also Named Brutus ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Brutus - they are located in Michigan and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brutus.
Communities near Brutus ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brutus.
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hyden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Booneville is located in Owsley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <3>
- Buckhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Buckhorn is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <3>
- Eriline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eriline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Mistletoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mistletoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Oneida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Oneida is located in Clay County
- Saul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Sizerock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
- Bear Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
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 Brutus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brutus.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brutus. 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 Brutus.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brutus. See our Newspapers Page for Brutus.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brutus ...
Looking for more information about Brutus? 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 Brutus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brutus.
Adding Brutus to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brutus 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 Brutus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Brutus post office opened in 1892.
We also found Brutus on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brutus.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brutus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |