Welcome to Brevet ...
So far, we found very little information about Brevet. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brevet to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brevet, please Contact Us.
Brevet would have been located within present day Jasper County<2>.
The location of Brevet has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brevet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Brevet is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Brevet was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Brevet still existed, it would have been in the (601) and (769)<5> area codes.
Communities near Brevet ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brevet.
- Laurel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <6>
- Quitman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <6>
- Bay Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <6>
- Stonewall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Sandersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Heidelberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Heidelberg is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidelberg <6>
- Shubuta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Soso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Louin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Pachuta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Brevet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brevet.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brevet. 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 Brevet.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brevet. See our Newspapers Page for Brevet.
Adding Brevet to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brevet 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 Brevet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Brevet post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brevet.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 Brevet, 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 Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brevet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |