Welcome to Brushton ...

Brushton is located in Allegheny County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brushton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Brushton is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Brushton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Brushton - they are located in New York and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Brushton ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Monroeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>
• Plum
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
  • Plum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <4>
• West Mifflin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <4>
• Murrysville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <4>
• Baldwin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• McKeesport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <4>
• Franklin Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
  • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
• Whitehall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brushton ...

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

Adding Brushton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brushton 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 Brushton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brushton post office opened in 1891.

We also found Brushton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brushton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

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