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Welcome to Brimson ...

Brimson is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

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

Brimson is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Brimson: 218

The ZIP code for Brimson: 55602<3>

Communities Also Named Brimson ...

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

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

Communities near Brimson ...

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

  • Two Harbors
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jordan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordan is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Stewart
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stewart is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
  • Beaver Crossing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Crossing is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
  • Allen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Allen Junction
  • Hoyt Lakes
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Knife River
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Aurora
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Aurora is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
  • Makinen
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Makinen is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makinen
  • Babbitt
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Babbitt is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Babbitt <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 Brimson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brimson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brimson ...

Looking for more information about Brimson? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brimson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brimson.

Adding Brimson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brimson post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brimson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brimson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Brimson). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brimson or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/