Welcome to Brazelia ...
So far, we found very little information about Brazelia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brazelia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brazelia, please Contact Us.
Brazelia would have been located within present day Noxubee County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brazelia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Brazelia is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Brazelia was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Brazelia was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities near Brazelia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brazelia.
- Macon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aliceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Crawford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pickensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Shuqualak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Ethelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Memphis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- McMullen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 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 Brazelia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brazelia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brazelia. 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 Brazelia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brazelia. See our Newspapers Page for Brazelia.
Adding Brazelia to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brazelia 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 (so far) for Brazelia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Brazelia post office opened in 1880. The Brazelia post office closed in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brazelia.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Brazelia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Noxubee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brazelia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Brazelia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Brazelia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |