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Welcome to Brick Church ...

Brick Church is located in Giles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brick Church, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Brick Church is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Brick Church: 931

Communities Also Named Brick Church ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Brick Church - they are located in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Brick Church ...

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

  • Lewisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Powell Chapel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
  • Pulaski
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Prospect
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Southport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Southport is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
  • Wales
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wales is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
  • Olivet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Olivet is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
  • Cornersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ardmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Gordon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brick Church ...

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

Adding Brick Church to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brick Church 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 (so far) for Brick Church was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brick Church.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brick Church - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.