Welcome to Brenham ...

Brenham is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

Brenham is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brenham lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Brenham: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Brenham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Brenham - they are located in Kansas and Texas.

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

Communities near Brenham ...

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

• Florence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Reedsport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsport
  • Reedsport is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsport <5>
• Lakeside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeside <5>
• Dunes City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunes City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes City
  • Dunes City is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
• Umpqua City ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umpqua City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpqua City
  • Umpqua City is located in Douglas County
• Winchester Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Bay
  • Winchester Bay is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester Bay <5>
• Westlake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <5>
• Scottsburg ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <5>
• Saunders Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Lake
  • Saunders Lake is located in Coos County
• Point Terrace
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Terrace
  • Point Terrace is located in Lane County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brenham ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/