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Welcome to Brandywine Manor ...

Brandywine Manor is located in Chester County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Brandywine Manor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1816.

A typical abbreviation for Brandywine Manor: Brandywine Mnr.

Brandywine Manor is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Brandywine Manor: (610) and (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Brandywine Manor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Brandywine Manor: This one is located in Chester County and the other is located in Dauphin County.

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

Communities near Brandywine Manor ...

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

  • Reading
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Pottstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • West Chester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Phoenixville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
    • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
  • Coatesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Downingtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
    • Downingtown is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
  • Kennett Square
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • New Holland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Shillington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Birdsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brandywine Manor ...

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

Adding Brandywine Manor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brandywine Manor post office opened in 1816.

We also found Brandywine Manor in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brandywine Manor.

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brandywine Manor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (484) is an overlay for area code (610).
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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