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Welcome to Braywood ...

Braywood is located in Van Buren County<1>.

Braywood is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Braywood, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Braywood: 269

Communities near Braywood ...

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

  • Benton Harbor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Joseph
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • South Haven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hartford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bangor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Watervliet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coloma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stevensville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawrence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Shoreham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
    • Shoreham is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 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 Braywood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Braywood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Braywood ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Braywood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.