Welcome to Brinton ...

Brinton is located in Isabella County<1>.

Brinton was established in 1862.

Brinton is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Brinton: 989

Going back to its beginning, Brinton was originally named Letson. For more information about the names of Brinton, see The Names of Brinton on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Brinton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brinton - they are located in Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Brinton ...

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

• Mount Pleasant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Pleasant
  • From Brinton to Mount Pleasant
• Clare
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
  • Clare is located in Clare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clare <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clare
  • From Brinton to Clare
• Evart
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
  • Evart is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <3>
• Lake Isabella
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
  • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
  • Lake Isabella village
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake Isabella
  • From Brinton to Lake Isabella
• Farwell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Farwell is located in Clare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Farwell
  • From Brinton to Farwell
• Mecosta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecosta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
  • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <3>
• Rosebush
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
  • Rosebush is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebush <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rosebush
  • From Brinton to Rosebush
• Barryton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barryton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryton
  • Barryton is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barryton <3>
• Sherman City ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
  • Sherman City is located in Isabella County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sherman City
  • From Brinton to Sherman City
• Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lake is located in Clare County
  • Former name for Lake:
  • Lake Station
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake
  • From Brinton to Lake

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brinton ...

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

Adding Brinton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brinton post office opened in 1888.

We also found Brinton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brinton.