Welcome to Brainard ...

Brainard is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brainard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Brainard is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Brainard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Brainard - they are located in Alberta, California, Kentucky, Nebraska and New York.

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

Communities near Brainard ...

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

• West Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>
• Postville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Postville is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Postville <4>
• Monona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monona
  • Monona is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monona <4>
• Fayette
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
• Elkader
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
  • Elkader is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <4>
• Strawberry Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Point
  • Strawberry Point is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Point <4>
• Calmar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
  • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <4>
• Ossian
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
• Elgin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• Clermont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
  • Clermont is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <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 Brainard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brainard.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brainard ...

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

Adding Brainard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brainard post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brainard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/