Welcome to Brandon ...

Brandon is located in Perkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brandon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Brandon is 3,520 feet [1,073 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Brandon is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Brandon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Brandon (for example, toward Wallace), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Brandon: (308)

Communities Also Named Brandon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Brandon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brandon ...

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

• Grant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Perkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <3>
• Big Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Big Springs is located in Deuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Springs <3>
• Madrid
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Perkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <3>
• Venango
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
  • Venango is located in Perkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venango <3>
• Lamar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Lamar is located in Chase County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
• Amherst
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Phillips County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
• Megeath
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Megeath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megeath
  • Megeath is located in Keith County
• Brule
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
  • Brule is located in Keith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brule <3>
• Julesburg
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
  • Julesburg is located in Sedgwick County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Julesburg <3>
• Champion
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Champion is located in Chase County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champion <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 Brandon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brandon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brandon ...

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

Adding Brandon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brandon post office opened in 1890.

We also found Brandon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brandon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perkins County: www.co.perkins.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/