Brush Creek
Brush Creek is a stream in Sangamon, Illinois. Brush Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Beamington, as well as near New City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brunk Farmstead and Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden.
Brunk Farmstead
Heritage site
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The Brunk Farmstead is a historic farm located on KOA Campground Road 1 mile south of East Lake Drive near Rochester, Illinois. George Brunk, an early settler of Sangamon County, established the farm in the 1820s; the farm is one of the few surviving properties from the county's early settlement.
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden
Park
The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden, commonly known and referred to as the Lincoln Memorial Garden, is a self-governing 100-acre woodland and prairie garden owned by the city of Springfield, Illinois, and managed by the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden Foundation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New City and Cotton Hill Township.
New City
Hamlet
New City is an unincorporated community in Cotton Hill Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States, in the rural center of the state. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. New City is situated 2½ miles southeast of Brush Creek.
Cotton Hill Township
Village
Cotton Hill Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 902 and it contained 389 housing units. The township is the home of Hunter Lake, a proposed 3,010-acre reservoir. Cotton Hill Township is situated 3 miles west of Brush Creek.
Rochester
Village
Rochester is a village and suburb of Springfield in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,689 at the 2010 census, and 3,713 at a 2018 estimate. Rochester is situated 4½ miles northeast of Brush Creek.
Brush Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sangamon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.692° or 39° 41′ 31″ northLongitude
-89.57398° or 89° 34′ 26″ westElevation
531 feet (162 metres)Open location code
86FGMCRG+RCGeoNames ID
4234626
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Vigal Cemetery and Brunk Cemetery.
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