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Welcome to Brushy Creek ...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.
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. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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