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Welcome to Brinkley ...

Brinkley is located in Knott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brinkley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Brinkley is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Brinkley: 606

Communities Also Named Brinkley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Brinkley - they are located in Arkansas, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina (3), Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Brinkley ...

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

  • Hazard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jenkins
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitesburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
    • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <3>
  • Fleming - Neon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
    • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Pippa Passes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pippa Passes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Wheelwright
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Wayland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Vicco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
    • Vicco is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Blackey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
    • Blackey is located in Letcher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Carrie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
    • Carrie is located in Knott 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 Brinkley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brinkley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brinkley ...

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

Adding Brinkley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brinkley post office opened in 1892.

We also found Brinkley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brinkley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Knott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brinkley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/