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Welcome to Brushvale ...

Brushvale is located in Wilkin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brushvale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Brushvale is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brushvale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Brushvale: 218

Communities near Brushvale ...

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

  • Wahpeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahpeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
    • Wahpeton is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahpeton <4>
  • Breckenridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rothsay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothsay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsay
    • Rothsay is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothsay <4>
  • Walcott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walcott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
    • Walcott is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <4>
  • Abercrombie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mooreton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Christine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
    • Christine is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christine <4>
  • Colfax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Colfax is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
  • Wolverton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
    • Wolverton is located in Wilkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Foxhome
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhome have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
    • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brushvale ...

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

Adding Brushvale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brushvale 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 Brushvale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brushvale post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brushvale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Wilkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brushvale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/