Welcome to Brinsmade ...

The city of Brinsmade is located in Benson County<1>.

The location of Brinsmade has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

Brinsmade was established in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brinsmade has a population of 34 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Brinsmade is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Brinsmade lies within the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brinsmade had an population of 34 people. This is a decrease of 2.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brinsmade had a population of 35 people. This makes Brinsmade the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 35 people, the population of Brinsmade increased 20.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 29 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brinsmade.

Communities near Brinsmade ...

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

• Leeds
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Leeds is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <5>
• Maddock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maddock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddock
  • Maddock is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maddock <5>
• Minnewaukan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewaukan
  • Minnewaukan is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnewaukan <5>
• Oberon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberon
  • Oberon is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberon <5>
• York
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Churchs Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchs Ferry
  • Churchs Ferry is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchs Ferry <5>
• Maza
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maza
  • Maza is located in Towner County
• Niles
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Benson County
• Penn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
  • Penn is located in Ramsey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn <5>
• Isabel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
  • Isabel is located in Benson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabel <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brinsmade ...

Looking for more information about Brinsmade? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brinsmade, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brinsmade.

Adding Brinsmade to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brinsmade 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 Brinsmade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brinsmade post office opened in 1892.

We also found Brinsmade in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brinsmade.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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