Welcome to Brompton ...

Brompton is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brompton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Brompton is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brompton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Brompton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Brompton - they are located in Indiana, Iowa and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Brompton ...

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

• Birmingham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birmingham <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Birmingham
  • From Brompton to Birmingham
• Trussville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussville
  • Trussville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trussville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Trussville
  • From Brompton to Trussville
• Mountain Brook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <3>
• Center Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 16,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Center Point
  • From Brompton to Center Point
• Pell City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell City
  • Pell City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pell City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pell City
  • From Brompton to Pell City
• Irondale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <3>
• Chelsea
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 12,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chelsea
  • From Brompton to Chelsea
• Leeds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leeds
  • From Brompton to Leeds
• Clay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clay
  • From Brompton to Clay
• Fultondale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultondale
  • Fultondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultondale <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brompton ...

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

Adding Brompton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brompton post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brompton.