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Welcome to Brittin ...

Brittin is located in Burleigh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brittin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Brittin is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Brittin (for example, toward Kenel (SD)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Brittin: 701

Communities near Brittin ...

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

  • Bismarck
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hazelton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Braddock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Moffit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • McKenzie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sterling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Menoken
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Apple Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Apple Valley is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Huff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Huff is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brittin ...

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

Adding Brittin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brittin 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 Brittin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Brittin post office opened in 1903. The Brittin post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brittin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Burleigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brittin - 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/