Welcome to Brainerd ...

Time Zone: Brainerd lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC), CDT- Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC).

Area Codes for Brainerd: 204, 431 & 584<1>

Communities Also Named Brainerd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Brainerd - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Brainerd ...

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

• Winnipeg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnipeg <2>
• Beausejour
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beausejour
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beausejour <2>
• Oakbank
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbank
• Stony Mountain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Mountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Mountain <2>
• Garson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garson <2>
• Dynevor ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dynevor
• Highland Glen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Glen
• Little Britain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
• Lockport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <2>
• Gonor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonor

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brainerd ...

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

Adding Brainerd to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Brainerd was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Manitoba & Saskatchewan.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brainerd.