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Introduction ...

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 Brent 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 Brent 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 Brent 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 Brent Creek: Brent Crk. (or less commonly used: Brent Ck. or Brent 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Brent Creek is located in Genesee County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Genesee County: Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland, Saginaw, Shiawassee & Tuscola.

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

  • Genesee County     (The home county of Brent Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
    • Montrose
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Flushing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
      • Flushing is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,840 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <1>
    • Clio
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Clio is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
    • Beecher
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beecher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
      • Beecher is located in Genesee County
    • Mount Morris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Farrandville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
      • Farrandville is located in Genesee County
    • Swartz Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartz Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Creek
      • Swartz Creek is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swartz Creek <1>
    • Flint
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <1>
    • Genesee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
      • Genesee is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <1>
    • Duffield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
      • Duffield is located in Genesee County
    • Burton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaines
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
    • Munger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
      • Munger is located in Bay County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munger <1>
    • Amelith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelith
      • Amelith is located in Bay County
    • Brooks ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Bay County
    • Frankenlust
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
      • Frankenlust is located in Bay County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
    • Elsie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ovid
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <1>
    • Duplain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
      • Duplain is located in Clinton County
    • Shepardsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
      • Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
  • Gratiot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
    • Bannister
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Edgewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
    • Ashley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Sickles
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
      • Sickles is located in Gratiot County
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
    • Otter Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
      • Otter Lake is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <1>
    • Columbiaville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbiaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiaville
      • Columbiaville is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiaville <1>
    • Hadley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadley <1>
    • Lapeer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <1>
    • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
    • Cohoctah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
      • Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
    • Deer Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
    • Tyrone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyrone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Livingston County
    • Oak Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
    • Hallers Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
      • Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
    • Newark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Oakland County
    • Five Points
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Oakland County
    • Groveland Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveland Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
      • Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
    • Holly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <1>
    • Ortonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Austin Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Corners
      • Austin Corners is located in Oakland County
    • Davisburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
    • Layton Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
      • Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
    • Burt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Taymouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
      • Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
    • Birch Run
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Luce ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
      • Luce is located in Saginaw County
    • Chesaning
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oakley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bridgeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Frankenmuth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Charles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <1>
    • Brant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant <1>
    • Buena Vista
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Saginaw County
  • Shiawassee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
    • New Lothrop
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lothrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lothrop
      • New Lothrop is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lothrop <1>
    • Juddville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
      • Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
    • Lennon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennon
      • Lennon is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennon <1>
    • Corunna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
      • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <1>
    • Vernon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Durand
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
      • Durand is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <1>
    • Middletown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
    • Henderson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>
    • Owosso
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
      • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <1>
    • Newburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
    • Bancroft
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <1>
    • Smith Crossing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
      • Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
  • Tuscola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brent Creek, with the one closest to Brent Creek listed first.
    • Tuscola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <1>
    • Millington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Richville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Denmark Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
      • Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
    • Vassar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Juniata
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
      • Juniata is located in Tuscola County
    • Fostoria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
    • Gilford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
      • Gilford is located in Tuscola County
    • Watrousville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
      • Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
    • Mayville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Brent 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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brent Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brent Creek, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brent Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Brent Creek:

Cemeteries Near Brent Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brent 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 Brent Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Roberts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Roberts Cemetery
  • Flushing Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flushing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flushing Cemetery
  • Montrose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Montrose Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Montrose.
    • The Montrose Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Montrose Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montrose Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1093 <5>
  • Hazelton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazelton Cemetery
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
  • West Vienna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Vienna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Vienna Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Bendle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bendle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bendle Cemetery
  • Cronk Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cronk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cronk Cemetery
  • Flint City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (280 more) ...
    • St. Paul's Episcopal Mission Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • New Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Flint.
      • The New Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1187 <5>
    • River Rest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Brent Creek had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Flushing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
    • Flushing is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,840 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <1>
  • Montrose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Lothrop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lothrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lothrop
    • New Lothrop is located in Shiawassee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lothrop <1>
  • Layton Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
    • Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
  • Clio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Clio is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
  • Taymouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
    • Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
  • Burt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lennon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennon
    • Lennon is located in Shiawassee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennon <1>
  • Mount Morris
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pine Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
    • Pine Run is located in Genesee County
  • Birch Run
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Luce ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
    • Luce is located in Saginaw County
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    • Easton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Shiawassee County
    • Swartz Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartz Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Creek
      • Swartz Creek is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swartz Creek <1>
    • Kerby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
      • Kerby is located in Shiawassee County
      • Kerby has also been known as:
      • Kerby Mine

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brent Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brent Creek.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brent Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brent Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brent Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1178, Longitude: -83.8866       In this case, the coordinates for Brent Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Brent Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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