Welcome to Brisben ...

Brisben is located in Chenango County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Norwich is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <4>
• Sidney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Port Dickinson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
  • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
• Greene
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>
• Oxford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Bainbridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <4>
• Unadilla
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>
• Whitney Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Point
  • Whitney Point is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney Point <4>
• Marathon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Marathon is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <4>
• Afton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>

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 for Brisben was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Brisben on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brisben.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chenango County: www.co.chenango.ny.us/

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