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Welcome to Brentland ...

Brentland is located in Charles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brentland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Brentland is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Brentland: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Websites for Brentland ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cccc-md.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brentland, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Brentland ...

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

  • La Plata
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dumfries
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
  • Indian Head
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Colonial Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Occoquan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <4>
  • Quantico
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Quantico is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <4>
  • Port Tobacco Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Ironsides
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ironsides is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
  • Lyons Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
  • Newburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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 Brentland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brentland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brentland ...

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

Adding Brentland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brentland post office opened in 1882. The Brentland post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brentland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Charles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brentland - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Brentland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Brentland 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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