Near Arley in Winston County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Brushy Creek
Photographed by Deborah Spencer, August 3, 2025
1. Brushy Creek Marker
Erected 1977 by Arley Community Historical Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 34° 6.731′ N, 87° 13.697′ W. Marker is near Arley, Alabama, in Winston County. It is on County Road 63 north of County Road 41, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located just south of the Brushy Creek Bridge in a parking area near a boat launch. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3600 Co Rd 63, Arley AL 35541, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Early Post Office Site (approx. 1.7 miles away); Former Site of Smith Schoolhouse (approx. 1.7 miles away); Meek High School War Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Arley, Alabama (approx. 2.4 miles away); History of Meek School (approx. 2½ miles away); Richard Elliott Payne (approx. 2.6 miles away); Willis Farris (approx. 2.6 miles away); John Anthony Winston (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arley.
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Photographed by Deborah Spencer, August 3, 2025
2. Brushy Creek Marker
Photographed by Deborah Spencer, August 3, 2025
3. Brushy Creek & Brushy Creek Bridge
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2025, by Deborah Spencer of Huntsville, Alabama. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2025, by Deborah Spencer of Huntsville, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
