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Welcome to Brampton ...

Brampton is located in Sargent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brampton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Brampton is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brampton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Brampton: 701

Communities Also Named Brampton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Brampton - they are located in Michigan and Ontario.

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

Communities near Brampton ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brampton ...

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

Adding Brampton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brampton 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 (so far) for Brampton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Brampton post office opened in 1884. The Brampton post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brampton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Sargent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brampton - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/