Welcome to Brandon ...
Brandon is located in Ashe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brandon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Brandon is 2,950 feet [899 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Brandon is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Brandon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Brandon: 336 & 743<3>
Communities Also Named Brandon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Brandon: This one is located in Ashe County and the other is located in Mecklenburg County.
Beyond North Carolina, 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, Montana, Nebraska, New York, 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.
- Mountain City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <4>
- Damascus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Washington County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dowell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Trout Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Comet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warrensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.
Adding Brandon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brandon 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 for Brandon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Brandon post office opened in 1898.
We also found Brandon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brandon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Ashe, 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> | 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Brandon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Brandon 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |