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Welcome to Brush Creek ...

Brush Creek is located in Smith County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Brush Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Brush Creek: Brush Crk. (or less commonly used: Brush Ck. or Brush Cr.)

Brush Creek is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brush Creek is within the boundaries of the (615) area code.

Communities Also Named Brush Creek ...

While we believe that this Brush Creek is located in Smith County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Brush Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: Sequatchie and Williamson County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 14 communities that are also named Brush Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Brush Creek ...

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

  • Lebanon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Difficult
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
    • Difficult is located in Smith County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
  • Temperance Hall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Smithville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lafayette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Centerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Wilson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
  • Carthage
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pekin ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Pekin is located in Putnam County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
  • Bluff Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
    • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
  • Watertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brush Creek ...

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

Adding Brush Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brush Creek post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brush Creek.

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Smith, 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 Brush Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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