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Welcome to Brinklow ...

Brinklow is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brinklow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Brinklow is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Brinklow: 20862<4>

Communities Also Named Brinklow ...

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

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

Websites for Brinklow ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Brinklow ...

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

  • Rockville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaithersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • College Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
  • Laurel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
  • Greenbelt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
  • Hyattsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
    • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <5>
  • Takoma Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • New Carrollton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carrollton
    • New Carrollton is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carrollton <5>
  • Mount Airy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bladensburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brinklow ...

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

Adding Brinklow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brinklow 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 Brinklow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Brinklow post office opened in 1897.

We also found Brinklow on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brinklow.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brinklow. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brinklow - 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 Brinklow area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Brinklow area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Brinklow). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brinklow or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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