Welcome to Brink ...

Brink is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Brink has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brink, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Brink is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Brink: (301) & (240)<4>

Websites for Brink ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Brink ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brink - they are located in Oklahoma, Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Brink ...

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

• Frederick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Rockville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Gaithersburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <5>
• Leesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• Herndon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Mount Airy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Walkersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
• Poolesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
  • Poolesville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <5>
• Sykesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
• Chevy Chase
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
  • Chevy Chase is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chevy Chase <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brink ...

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

Adding Brink to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brink 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 Brink was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brink post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brink.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brink. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/