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Brewster

Ghost town · Polk County, Florida

Bradley Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Bradley Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brewster is a ghost town in Polk County, Florida, recorded as census-designated place in Polk County, Florida. It is one of 5 former communities in Polk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Brewster was abandoned in 2020; at its height the population reached about 3.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brewster as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 27.7525° N, 81.9797° W.

Key facts

Abandoned2020
Peak population3
Last recorded population0
Elevation137 ft
Nearest living townBradley Junction, FL
Distance to it2.9 miles
Coordinates27.75250, -81.97972

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What's there now

Brewster is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bradley Junction, FL (population 772), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 137 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Brewster?

Brewster is in Polk County, Florida, at 27.7525, -81.9797.

When was Brewster abandoned?

Brewster was abandoned in 2020.

How many ghost towns are in Polk County?

Polk County, Florida has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.