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Welcome to Brisben ...

Brisben is located in Chenango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brisben, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Brisben is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Brisben: 607

Websites for Brisben ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chenangony.org/

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

Communities near Brisben ...

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

  • Norwich
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sidney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Port Dickinson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Greene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oxford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bainbridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Unadilla
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Whitney Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Marathon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Afton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brisben ...

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

Adding Brisben to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brisben post office opened in 1871. The Brisben post office closed in 1985.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brisben.

Footnotes ...

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