Welcome to Brewster ...

The village of Brewster is located in Blaine County<1> and is the County Seat for Blaine County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brewster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brewster has a population of 16 people<2> (see below for details).

Brewster is 2,490 feet [759 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Brewster is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Brewster and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The area code for Brewster: (308)

The ZIP code for Brewster: 68821<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brewster had an population of 16 people. This is a decrease of 5.88% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 44.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brewster had a population of 17 people. This makes Brewster the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 17 people, the population of Brewster decreased 41.38% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 29 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brewster.

Communities Also Named Brewster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Brewster - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brewster.

Communities near Brewster ...

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

• Dunning
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
  • Dunning is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunning <5>
• Almeria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeria
  • Almeria is located in Loup County
• Halsey
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halsey have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
  • Halsey is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halsey <5>
• Anselmo
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselmo
  • Anselmo is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anselmo <5>
• Elsmere
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in Cherry County
• Purdum
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdum
  • Purdum is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdum <5>
• Gates
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Gates is located in Custer County
• New Helena
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helena
  • New Helena is located in Custer County
• Rose
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
  • Rose is located in Rock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose <5>
• Taylor
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Loup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brewster ...

Looking for more information about Brewster? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brewster, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brewster.

Adding Brewster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brewster 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 Brewster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Brewster post office opened in 1884.

We also found Brewster on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brewster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brewster. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Blaine County: www.nol.org/blaine/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/