Welcome to East Brimfield ...

East Brimfield is located in Hampden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Brimfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for East Brimfield: E. Brimfield

East Brimfield is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Brimfield: 413

Communities near East Brimfield ...

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

• Ludlow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
• Webster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Webster is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
  • Webster has also been known as:
  • Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
• Southbridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Southbridge is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
• Auburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Auburn is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
• East Longmeadow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
• Belchertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
• Wilbraham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
• Tolland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Tolland is located in Tolland County (CT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,567 people
• Oxford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Oxford is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
• Charlton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Charlton is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 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 East Brimfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Brimfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Brimfield ...

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

Adding East Brimfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Brimfield 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 (so far) for East Brimfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the East Brimfield post office opened in 1858. The East Brimfield post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Brimfield.