Welcome to Brim ...
So far, we found very little information about Brim. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brim to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brim, please Contact Us.
Brim would have been located within present day Surry County<2>.
The location of Brim has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brim, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Brim is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Brim was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Brim once stood is in the (336) area code.
Communities near Brim ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brim.
- Mount Airy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Mount Airy is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
- King
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- King is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <5>
- Dobson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
- Dobson is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <5>
- Pilot Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain
- Pilot Mountain is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Mountain <5>
- Stuart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
- Stuart is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <5>
- Danbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Stokes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <5>
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Surry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <5>
- Ararat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Ararat is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ararat <5>
- Carters Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Sheltontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
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 Brim. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brim.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brim. 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 Brim.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brim. See our Newspapers Page for Brim.
Adding Brim to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brim in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Brim post office opened in 1892.
We also found Brim on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brim.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Surry County: www.co.surry.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brim, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brim - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |