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Welcome to Brimfield ...

Brimfield is located in Portage County<1>.

The pronunciation of Brimfield: BRIM-feeld<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brimfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834.

Brimfield is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Brimfield: 330 & 234<4>

Communities Also Named Brimfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brimfield - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Maryland and Massachusetts.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brimfield.

Communities near Brimfield ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brimfield ...

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

Adding Brimfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brimfield 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brimfield post office opened in 1834. The Brimfield post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brimfield.

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. 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 - 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 area will be assigned with one of these codes: 330 or 234. As a result, placing a call in the Brimfield 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.
<6>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/