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Welcome to Brims Grove ...

Brims Grove is located in Stokes County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Brims Grove: Brims Grv.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Brims Grove for more information about variations on the name of Brims Grove.

Brims Grove is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brims Grove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Brims Grove: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Brims Grove ...

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

  • Mount Airy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • King
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
  • Rural Hall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tobaccoville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dobson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Cove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pilot Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stuart
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stuart is located in Patrick County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
  • East Bend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bethania
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bethania is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 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 Brims Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brims Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brims Grove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Stokes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brims Grove - 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 Brims Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Brims Grove 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.