Welcome to Brunett ...

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

We've added Brunett to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brunett, please Contact Us.

Brunett would have been located within present day East Carroll Parish<2>.

The location of Brunett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brunett, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Brunett is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Brunett was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Brunett still existed, it would have been in the (318) area code.

Communities near Brunett ...

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

• Lake Providence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Providence
  • Lake Providence is located in East Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Providence <5>
• Eudora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
  • Eudora is located in Chicot County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <5>
• Rolling Fork
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fork
  • Rolling Fork is located in Sharkey County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolling Fork <5>
• Oak Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <5>
• Mayersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
  • Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
• Kilbourne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
  • Kilbourne is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilbourne <5>
• Forest
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <5>
• Cary
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Cary is located in Sharkey County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
• Pioneer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Pioneer is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <5>
• Byrne City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrne City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
  • Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)

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

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

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

Adding Brunett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brunett 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 Brunett was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Brunett on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brunett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/