Welcome to Brinley ...

Brinley is located in Preble County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brinley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Brinley is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Brinley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Brinley - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Brinley ...

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

• Richmond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Greenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Eaton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <4>
• Brookville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• Centerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Arcanum
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcanum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcanum
  • Arcanum is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcanum <4>
• Camden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Lewisburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• New Paris
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • New Paris is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <4>
• West Alexandria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alexandria
  • West Alexandria is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Alexandria <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 Brinley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brinley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brinley ...

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

Adding Brinley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brinley post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brinley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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