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Welcome to Brush Creek ...

Brush Creek is located in Boone County<1>.


The location of Brush Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (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 1920.

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

Brush Creek is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brush Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Brush Creek: 304 & 681<4>

Communities Also Named Brush Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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 Tennessee (3).

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.

  • Charleston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • South Charleston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
    • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
  • Saint Albans
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <5>
  • Dunbar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Nitro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
  • Madison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chesapeake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Marmet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
    • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <5>
  • Belle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <5>
  • Chapmanville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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.<6>

From that list, the Brush Creek post office opened in 1920.

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 West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Boone, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Brush Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Brush Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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