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Welcome to Brantingham ...

Brantingham is located in the Adirondacks.

Brantingham is located in Lewis County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Brantingham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Brantingham is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Brantingham: (315)

Communities near Brantingham ...

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

  • Lowville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
    • Lowville is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowville <4>
  • Boonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Port Leyden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Croghan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croghan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croghan
    • Croghan is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croghan <4>
  • Lyons Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Castorland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castorland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castorland
    • Castorland is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castorland <4>
  • Constableville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Turin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
    • Turin is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <4>
  • Lyonsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
  • Glendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brantingham ...

Looking for more information about Brantingham? 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 Brantingham, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brantingham.

Adding Brantingham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brantingham post office opened in 1828.

We also found Brantingham in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brantingham.

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brantingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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