Welcome to Brainerd ...

Brainerd is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brainerd, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Brainerd is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Brainerd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Brainerd - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Manitoba, Minnesota and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Brainerd ...

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

• Newton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Harvey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newton
  • From Brainerd to Newton
• Andover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
  • Andover has also been known as:
  • Cloud City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>
• El Dorado
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • El Dorado is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to El Dorado
  • From Brainerd to El Dorado
• Augusta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Augusta
  • From Brainerd to Augusta
• Bel Aire
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bel Aire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Aire
  • Bel Aire is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Aire <3>
• Park City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <3>
• Valley Center
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
  • Valley Center is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Center <3>
• Kechi
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kechi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
  • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <3>
• North Newton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newton
  • North Newton is located in Harvey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Newton <3>
• Sedgwick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
  • Sedgwick is located in Harvey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <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 Brainerd. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brainerd.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brainerd ...

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

Adding Brainerd to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Brainerd post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brainerd.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.bucoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/