Welcome to Brazito ...
Brazito is located in Cole County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brazito, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
Brazito is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Brazito lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Brazito: 573 & 235<3>
Communities Also Named Brazito ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Brazito - it's located in New Mexico.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brazito.
Communities near Brazito ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brazito.
- Jefferson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
- Eldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holts Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- California
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Saint Martins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Taos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Mykee Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 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 Brazito. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brazito.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brazito. 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 Brazito.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brazito. See our Newspapers Page for Brazito.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brazito ...
Looking for more information about Brazito? 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 Brazito, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brazito.
Adding Brazito to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brazito 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 Brazito was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Brazito post office opened in 1856. The Brazito post office closed in 1930.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brazito.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Cole, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brazito - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Brazito area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Brazito area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |