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Welcome to Brandenburg Station ...

Brandenburg Station is located in Meade County<1>.


The location of Brandenburg Station has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Brandenburg Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Brandenburg Station: Brandenburg Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Brandenburg Station is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Brandenburg Station (for example, toward Clarkson), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Brandenburg Station lies within the (270) area code.

Communities near Brandenburg Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brandenburg Station.

  • Radcliff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
    • Radcliff is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <4>
  • Vine Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
    • Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <4>
  • Corydon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
    • Corydon is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,181 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <4>
  • Irvington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
  • Muldraugh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldraugh
    • Muldraugh is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldraugh <4>
  • West Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Leavenworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Elizabeth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ekron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
    • Ekron is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • New Middletown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Middletown
    • New Middletown is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Middletown <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 Brandenburg Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brandenburg Station.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brandenburg Station. 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 Brandenburg Station.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brandenburg Station ...

Looking for more information about Brandenburg Station? 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 Brandenburg Station, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brandenburg Station.

Adding Brandenburg Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brandenburg Station 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 Brandenburg Station was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brandenburg Station.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Meade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brandenburg Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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