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Welcome to Brimfield Station ...

Brimfield Station is located in Portage County<1>.

The pronunciation of Brimfield Station: BRIM-feeld<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brimfield Station, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Brimfield Station: Brimfield Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Brimfield Station is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Brimfield Station: 330 & 234<4>

Communities near Brimfield Station ...

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

  • Akron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Akron is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
  • Cuyahoga Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stow is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <5>
  • Kent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kent is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
  • Barberton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Green
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Green is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <5>
  • Wadsworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hudson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Alliance
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Twinsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brimfield Station ...

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

Adding Brimfield Station to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brimfield Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Portage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Brimfield Station. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brimfield Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 330 code has been Overlayed with the 234 area code. New phone numbers in the Brimfield Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 330 or 234. As a result, placing a call in the Brimfield Station area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.