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Welcome to Brittain ...

Brittain is located in Pulaski County<1>.

Brittain is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Brittain: 501

Communities Also Named Brittain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Brittain - they are located in Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Brittain ...

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

  • Little Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Little Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Benton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sherwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacksonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bryant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Maumelle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Shannon Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
  • Alexander
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wrightsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brittain ...

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

Adding Brittain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brittain 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 (so far) for Brittain was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brittain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brittain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.