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Welcome to Brickton ...

Brickton is located in Mille Lacs County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • Cambridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Saint Francis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Isanti
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Zimmerman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
    • Zimmerman has also been known as:
    • Lake Fremont
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <3>
  • Nowthen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Nowthen is located in Anoka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
  • Milaca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <3>
  • Foley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Foreston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Ogilvie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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 (so far) for Brickton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Brickton post office opened in 1901. The Brickton post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brickton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Mille Lacs, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brickton - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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