Welcome to Brandy Camp ...

Brandy Camp is located in Elk County<1>.

The location of Brandy Camp has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brandy Camp, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Brandy Camp is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Brandy Camp: (814)

Communities near Brandy Camp ...

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

• Saint Marys
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <4>
• DuBois
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
  • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <4>
• Ridgway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
• Reynoldsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
  • Reynoldsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsville <4>
• Johnsonburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
  • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
• Brockway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
  • Brockway is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockway <4>
• Sykesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
• Falls Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
  • Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Creek <4>
• Brockport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockport
  • Brockport is located in Elk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockport <4>
• Dagus Mines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
  • Dagus Mines is located in Elk 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 Brandy Camp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brandy Camp.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brandy Camp ...

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

Adding Brandy Camp to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brandy Camp post office opened in 1861.

We also found Brandy Camp in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brandy Camp.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Elk County: www.co.elk.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/