Welcome to Brink ...

So far, we found very little information about Brink. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Brink to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brink, please Contact Us.

Brink would have been located within present day Greenbrier County<2>.

The location of Brink has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brink, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Brink is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Brink was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brink would have been located in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Brink ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Brink: This one is located in Greenbrier County and the other is located in Wetzel County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 4 communities that are also named Brink - they are located in Maryland, Oklahoma and Virginia.

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

Communities near Brink ...

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

• Covington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Covington City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <6>
• Lewisburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <6>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <6>
• Ronceverte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
  • Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <6>
• Alderson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <6>
• Falling Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
  • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
• Clendenenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
  • Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County
• Caldwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <6>
• Frankford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
  • Frankford is located in Greenbrier County
• Wild Meadow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
  • Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier 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 Brink. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brink.

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

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

Adding Brink to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brink in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brink was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Brink post office opened in 1909.

We also found Brink on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brink.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/