Welcome to Brickton ...

Brickton is located in Mille Lacs County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brickton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Brickton is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brickton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Brickton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Brickton - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Brickton ...

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

• Elk River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
  • Elk River is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <4>
• Cambridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Isanti County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
• Saint Francis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Saint Francis is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francis <4>
• Isanti
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isanti
  • Isanti is located in Isanti County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isanti <4>
• Zimmerman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
  • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
  • Zimmerman has also been known as:
  • Lake Fremont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <4>
• Nowthen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nowthen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
  • Nowthen is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
• Milaca
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
  • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <4>
• Foley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
  • Foley is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <4>
• Foreston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
  • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
• Ogilvie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogilvie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogilvie
  • Ogilvie is located in Kanabec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogilvie <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brickton ...

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

Adding Brickton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brickton post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brickton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mille Lacs County: www.co.mille-lacs.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/