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Welcome to Brafferton ...

Brafferton is located in Wicomico County<1>.

Brafferton is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Brafferton: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Brafferton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Brafferton - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Brafferton ...

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

  • Laurel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Laurel is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Pocomoke City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
    • Former names for Pocomoke City:
    • New Town
    • Stevens Landing
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <4>
  • Delmar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Princess Anne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Snow Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Delmar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Delmar is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <4>
  • Pittsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hebron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Willards
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Sharptown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 664 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 Brafferton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brafferton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brafferton ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Wicomico, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brafferton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Brafferton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Brafferton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.