Welcome to Brandywine Springs ...

Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Brandywine Springs, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brandywine Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Brandywine Springs: Brandywine Spgs. (or less commonly used: Brandywine Spngs. or Brandywine Sprngs.)

Brandywine Springs is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brandywine Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brandywine Springs is located in the (302) area code.

Communities near Brandywine Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brandywine Springs.

• Wilmington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Newark
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Chester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• West Chester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Elkton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Coatesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <4>
• Downingtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <4>
• Brookhaven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <4>
• Ridley Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley Park
  • Ridley Park is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridley Park <4>
• Swarthmore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarthmore
  • Swarthmore is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swarthmore <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brandywine Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brandywine Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brandywine Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brandywine Springs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brandywine Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Brandywine Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brandywine Springs ...

Looking for more information about Brandywine Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Brandywine Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brandywine Springs.

Adding Brandywine Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brandywine Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brandywine Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brandywine Springs post office opened in 1851.

We also found Brandywine Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brandywine Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brandywine Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/