Welcome to Brevard ...

Brevard is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Brevard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brevard, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Brevard is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brevard lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Brevard ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brevard, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Brevard ...

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

Communities near Brevard ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <4>
• Bethel Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
• Baldwin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• Weirton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <4>
• Whitehall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• Washington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Jefferson Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
  • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
  • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
  • Jefferson
• Brentwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Brentwood is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <4>
• Canonsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <4>
• Castle Shannon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Shannon
  • Castle Shannon is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Shannon <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brevard ...

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

Adding Brevard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brevard 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 Brevard was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brevard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/