Nearby places include Mora, Braham, Coin, Stanchfield, and Grasston.

The community is located in Section 1 of the township, but its history traces back to the Hersey, Staples, and Bean Lumber Company, whose logging headquarters were in Section 12 of the township.

George and Isaac Staples platted the site of the community, naming it after Brunswick, Maine.

[3] A post office was established at Brunswick in 1860, and remained in operation until 1934.

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