Welcome to Brandon ...

Brandon is located in Kiowa County<1>.

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

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

Brandon is 3,920 feet [1,195 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Brandon is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Brandon and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Brandon is within the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Brandon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Brandon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brandon ...

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

• Eads
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eads
  • Eads is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eads <4>
• Sheridan Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Lake
  • Sheridan Lake is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan Lake <4>
• Chivington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
  • Chivington is located in Kiowa County
• Kanco ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanco
  • Kanco is located in Greeley County (KS)
• Kornman
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornman
  • Kornman is located in Prowers County
• Big Bend
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Big Bend is located in Bent County
• Grote
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grote
  • Grote is located in Prowers County
• Hartman
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
  • Hartman is located in Prowers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartman <4>
• Wiley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
  • Wiley is located in Prowers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <4>
• Cheyenne Wells
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Wells
  • Cheyenne Wells is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne Wells <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 Brandon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brandon.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brandon. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Brandon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brandon ...

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

Adding Brandon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brandon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/