Welcome to Brotherton ...

Brotherton is located in Somerset County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brotherton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Brotherton is 2,320 feet [707 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Brotherton is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Brotherton: (814)

Communities Also Named Brotherton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Brotherton - they are located in Kansas, Michigan (2), Tennessee (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brotherton.

Communities near Brotherton ...

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

• Somerset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
• Windber
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windber
  • Windber is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windber <4>
• Meyersdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <4>
• Berlin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
• Central City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
• Paint
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
  • Paint is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
• Hyndman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
  • Hyndman is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <4>
• Rockwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <4>
• Salisbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Jennerstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennerstown
  • Jennerstown is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennerstown <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 Brotherton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brotherton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brotherton ...

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

Adding Brotherton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brotherton 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 Brotherton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brotherton post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brotherton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/