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Welcome to Brandreth ...

Brandreth is located in Herkimer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brandreth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1965.

Brandreth is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Brandreth: 315 & 680<3>

Websites for Brandreth ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Brandreth ...

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

  • Inlet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Raquette Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wanakena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Horseshoe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Number Four
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Number Four is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
  • Star Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Thendara
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
  • Coffins Mills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills
  • Cranberry Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lower Oswegatchie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lower Oswegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Oswegatchie

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brandreth ...

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

Adding Brandreth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brandreth 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 Brandreth was mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brandreth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Herkimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brandreth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Brandreth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Brandreth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.