Welcome to Brent ...

Brent is located in Campbell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Brent is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brent lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brent lies within the (859) area code.

Communities Also Named Brent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Brent - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Brent ...

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

• Cincinnati
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <4>
• Fairfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Covington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Florence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Independence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Norwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Erlanger
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <4>
• Forest Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <4>
• Newport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Sharonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharonville
  • Sharonville is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharonville <4>

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 Brent. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brent.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brent ...

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

Adding Brent to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brent post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brent.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Campbell County: www.campbellcountyky.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/