Welcome to Brashear ...

Brashear is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Brashear is located in Hopkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brashear, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Brashear is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Brashear: (903) and (430)<3>

The ZIP code for Brashear: 75420<4>

Communities Also Named Brashear ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Brashear - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Brashear ...

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

• Sulphur Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <5>
• Commerce
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <5>
• Cooper
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Cooper is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooper <5>
• Emory
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
  • Emory is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emory <5>
• East Tawakoni
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
  • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
• Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
  • Point is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point <5>
• Cumby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
  • Cumby is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <5>
• Como
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>
• Lone Oak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Oak <5>
• Campbell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <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 Brashear. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brashear.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brashear ...

Looking for more information about Brashear? 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 Brashear, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brashear.

Adding Brashear to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Brashear in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Brashear post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brashear.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/