Welcome to Brinksburg ...
So far, we found very little information about Brinksburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brinksburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brinksburg, please Contact Us.
Brinksburg would have been located within present day Jo Daviess County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Brinksburg is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Brinksburg was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Brinksburg was located: 815 & 779<4>
Communities near Brinksburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brinksburg.
- Galena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Savanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carroll
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thomson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sabula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Brinksburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brinksburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brinksburg. 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 Brinksburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brinksburg. See our Newspapers Page for Brinksburg.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brinksburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jo Daviess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brinksburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Brinksburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Brinksburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |