Welcome to Brannon ...
So far, we found very little information about Brannon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brannon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brannon, please Contact Us.
Brannon would have been located within present day Jessamine County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Brannon, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brannon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Brannon is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Brannon was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Brannon still existed, it would have been in the (859) area code.
Communities Also Named Brannon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Brannon - they are located in Arkansas, Louisiana and South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brannon.
Communities near Brannon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brannon.
- Lexington - Fayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
- Nicholasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <5>
- Versailles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Versailles is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <5>
- Wilmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <5>
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <5>
- Burgin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
- Burgin is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <5>
- Keene
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Keene is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <5>
- Colony
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Fayette County
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 Brannon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brannon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brannon. 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 Brannon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brannon. See our Newspapers Page for Brannon.
Adding Brannon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brannon 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 Brannon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Brannon post office opened in 1890.
We also found Brannon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brannon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 Brannon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jessamine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brannon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |