Welcome to Brody ...
Brody is located in Benton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brody, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
Brody is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Brody lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Brody: 662 & 471<3>
Communities near Brody ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brody.
- Ripley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Middleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falkner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Lake Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Grand Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Grange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Hickory Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 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 Brody. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brody.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brody. 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 Brody.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brody. See our Newspapers Page for Brody.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brody ...
Looking for more information about Brody? 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 Brody, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brody.
Adding Brody to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brody 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 Brody was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Brody post office opened in 1913. The Brody post office closed in 1935.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brody.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brody - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Brody area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Brody 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/ |