Welcome to Brandenberg ...

Brandenberg is located in Rosebud County<1> (at the time of its founding, Brandenberg was located in Custer County).

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brandenberg, 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.

Brandenberg is 2,780 feet [847 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Brandenberg is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Brandenberg lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Brandenberg: (406)

Communities near Brandenberg ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Brandenberg.

• Colstrip
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colstrip
  • Colstrip is located in Rosebud County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colstrip <4>
• Ashland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Lame Deer
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lame Deer
  • Lame Deer is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lame Deer <4>
• Volborg
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volborg
  • Volborg is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volborg <4>
• Muddy
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy
  • Muddy is located in Big Horn County

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 Brandenberg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brandenberg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brandenberg ...

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

Adding Brandenberg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Brandenberg on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brandenberg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/