Welcome to Brinkhaven ...

Brinkhaven is located in Knox County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brinkhaven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Brinkhaven is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brinkhaven is located in the (740) area code.

Communities near Brinkhaven ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Millersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• Loudonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <4>
• Fredericktown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
  • Fredericktown is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <4>
• Gambier
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gambier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambier
  • Gambier is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gambier <4>
• Bellville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Bellville has also been known as:
  • McClures Settlement
  • McClure
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <4>
• Shreve
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shreve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
  • Shreve is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreve <4>
• Danville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Killbuck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killbuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killbuck
  • Killbuck is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killbuck <4>
• Butler
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <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 Brinkhaven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brinkhaven.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brinkhaven ...

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

Adding Brinkhaven to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brinkhaven post office opened in 1891.

We also found Brinkhaven on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brinkhaven.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/