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>.

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.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Brannon was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Brannon was located: 859

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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lexington - Fayette
  • From Brannon to Lexington - Fayette
• 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Richmond
  • From Brannon to Richmond
• Georgetown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nicholasville
  • From Brannon to Nicholasville
• 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Versailles
  • From Brannon to Versailles
• 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilmore
  • From Brannon to Wilmore
• Midway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Midway
  • From Brannon to Midway
• 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burgin
  • From Brannon to Burgin
• 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Keene
  • From Brannon to Keene
• Colony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Colony is located in Fayette County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Colony
  • From Brannon to Colony

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.<6>

X2X - 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/