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Although we found mention of Brushy Creek during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Brushy Creek was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Brushy Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brushy Creek, please Contact Us.


Brushy Creek is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).


We aren't confident of the location of Brushy Creek, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Brushy Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Brushy Creek is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Brushy Creek might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

We believe that Brushy Creek would be found within the (903) & (430)<4> area codes.

Communities Also Named Brushy Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Brushy Creek: This one is located in Anderson County and the other is located in Williamson County.

Beyond Texas, there are 4 communities that are also named Brushy Creek - they are located in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Brushy Creek ...

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

  • Palestine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Frankston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Berryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Berryville is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Poynor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
    • Poynor is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poynor <5>
  • Coffee City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
    • Coffee City is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Moore Station
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Station have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
    • Moore Station is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Cuney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuney have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuney
    • Cuney is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuney <5>
  • Elmtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
    • Elmtown is located in Anderson County
  • Pert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pert have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
    • Pert is located in Anderson County
  • Mound Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Prairie
    • Mound Prairie is located in Anderson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brushy Creek ...

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

Adding Brushy Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brushy 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 Brushy Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Brushy Creek and then turned west". While Brushy Creek could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Brushy Creek as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Brushy Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brushy Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.









 

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