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) - Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Webster is located in Worcester County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - East Longmeadow
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Longmeadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow
- East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
- Belchertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belchertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Wilbraham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
- Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
- Tolland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Charlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 for East Brimfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the East Brimfield post office opened in 1858.
We also found East Brimfield in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Brimfield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Brimfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Hampden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Brimfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |