Welcome to Brewer ...
Brewer is located in Clarke County<1>.
The location of Brewer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brewer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
Brewer is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Brewer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Brewer: (601) & (769)<4>
Communities Also Named Brewer ...
While we believe that this Brewer is located in Clarke County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Brewer. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lee and Perry County.
Beyond Mississippi, there are 17 communities that are also named Brewer - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brewer.
Communities near Brewer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brewer.
- Quitman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
- Stonewall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <5>
- Shubuta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Pachuta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Gilbertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertown
- Gilbertown is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertown <5>
- Toxey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Needham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - De Soto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Melvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Brewer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brewer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brewer. 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 Brewer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brewer. See our Newspapers Page for Brewer.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brewer ...
Looking for more information about Brewer? 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 Brewer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brewer.
Adding Brewer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brewer 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 Brewer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Brewer post office opened in 1904.
We also found Brewer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brewer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brewer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brewer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |