Welcome to Brantford ...

Brantford is located in Eddy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brantford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Brantford is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Brantford is located in the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Brantford ...

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

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

Communities near Brantford ...

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

• Carrington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
  • Carrington is located in Foster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrington <3>
• New Rockford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rockford
  • New Rockford is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rockford <3>
• Sheyenne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheyenne
  • Sheyenne is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheyenne <3>
• Glenfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
  • Glenfield is located in Foster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenfield <3>
• Grace City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace City
  • Grace City is located in Foster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace City <3>
• McHenry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in Foster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <3>
• Barlow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Barlow is located in Foster County
• Guptill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
  • Guptill is located in Foster County
• Melville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Melville is located in Foster County
• Warwick
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brantford ...

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

Adding Brantford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brantford post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brantford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/