Brewton is located in south central Alabama, just north of the Florida Panhandle.

During the Civil War, rail lines were severed, and small lumber mills were damaged or destroyed.

After the war, the people rebuilt the Brewton economy, began a school, and established small businesses.

The state legislature designated the town as the seat of Escambia County, Alabama.

Brewton's high per capita income was based on the profits enjoyed by a small number of "timber barons."

It was named for Thomas Richard Miller, a local timber baron and town father who donated money toward the building and opening of the school.

[14] It existed from the mid-to-late 1880s (exact incorporation date uncertain) until it was dissolved as a town in 1897.

It was located just southwest of Brewton & the junction of Burnt Corn & Murder Creeks 31°05′50.6″N 87°05′07.9″W / 31.097389°N 87.085528°W / 31.097389; -87.085528 (Alco United Methodist Church, Alabama).

Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery, one of the oldest in Escambia County, is located across from the United Methodist Church and mentions Alco on its historic marker.

The annual Alabama Blueberry Festival is held at Jennings Park and downtown Brewton.

The Thomas E. McMillan Museum is housed on the campus of the Jefferson Davis Community College.

The museum includes items from 10,000-year-old fossils, to a fireside popcorn popper and a display of cameras.

The Second St. Siloam Missionary Baptist Church was dedicated on June 10, 1910, on the corner of East and North streets.