Welcome to Brinkleyville ...

Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brinkleyville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

Brinkleyville is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Brinkleyville: 252

Communities Also Named Brinkleyville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Brinkleyville: This one is located in Halifax County and the other is located in Hertford County.

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

Communities near Brinkleyville ...

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

• Roanoke Rapids
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Rapids
  • Roanoke Rapids is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke Rapids <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Roanoke Rapids
  • From Brinkleyville to Roanoke Rapids
• Red Oak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
• Enfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Enfield
  • From Brinkleyville to Enfield
• Weldon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
  • Weldon is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <3>
• Gaston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gaston
  • From Brinkleyville to Gaston
• Dortches
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dortches have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
  • Dortches is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
• Warrenton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Warrenton
  • From Brinkleyville to Warrenton
• Whitakers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitakers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitakers
  • Whitakers is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitakers <3>
• Littleton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Littleton
  • From Brinkleyville to Littleton
• Battleboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleboro
  • Battleboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battleboro <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Battleboro
  • From Brinkleyville to Battleboro

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 Brinkleyville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brinkleyville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brinkleyville ...

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

Adding Brinkleyville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brinkleyville 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 Brinkleyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Brinkleyville post office opened in 1827.

We also found Brinkleyville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brinkleyville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brinkleyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Halifax County: www.halifaxnc.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/