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Welcome to Brandon ...

Brandon is located in Madison County<1>.

Brandon is 5,630 feet [1,716 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Brandon is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Brandon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Brandon: 406

Communities Also Named Brandon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Brandon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brandon ...

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

  • Twin Bridges
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Virginia City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Virginia City is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Former names for Virginia City:
    • Varina
    • Verina
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <3>
  • Laurin ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Laurin is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin
  • Alder
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Nevada City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Central City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Central City is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Mammoth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mammoth is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
  • Silver Star
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Strawberry ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Strawberry is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Pony ‑ Historic
    (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 Brandon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brandon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brandon ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brandon - 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.