Welcome to Brantford ...

Brantford is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brantford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Brantford is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brantford is within the boundaries of the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Brantford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Brantford - they are located in North Dakota and Ontario.

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

Communities near Brantford ...

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

• Concordia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
  • Concordia is located in Cloud County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concordia <4>
• Belleville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Republic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
• Washington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Clyde
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Cloud County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Clifton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Clifton has also been known as:
  • West Clifton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
• Linn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
  • Linn is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <4>
• Morganville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
  • Morganville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Morganville has also been known as:
  • Morgantown
• Morrowville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
  • Morrowville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
• Cuba
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Republic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Palmer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Palmer is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 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 Brantford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brantford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brantford ...

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

Adding Brantford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brantford post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brantford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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