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Welcome to Brainards ...

Brainards is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brainards, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Brainards is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brainards lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Brainards: 908

Websites for Brainards ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.warrencountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brainards, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Brainards ...

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

  • Allentown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethlehem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethlehem is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <3>
  • Easton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <3>
  • Phillipsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
  • East Stroudsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Northampton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hackettstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
  • Wilson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilson is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
  • Catasauqua
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hellertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hellertown is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <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 Brainards. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brainards.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brainards ...

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

Adding Brainards to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brainards 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 Brainards was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brainards.

Footnotes ...

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