Welcome to Brent Creek ...

Brent Creek is located in Genesee County<1>.

The location of Brent Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brent Creek, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Brent Creek: Brent Crk. (or less commonly used: Brent Ck. or Brent Cr.)

Brent Creek is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brent Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Brent Creek ...

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

• 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 <4>
• Burton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
  • Burton is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burton <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• Grand Blanc
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Blanc
  • Grand Blanc is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Blanc <4>
• Frankenmuth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenmuth
  • Frankenmuth is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankenmuth <4>
• 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 <4>
• Davison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison
  • Davison is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davison <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brent Creek ...

Looking for more information about Brent Creek? 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 Brent Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brent Creek.

Adding Brent Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brent Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/