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Welcome to Brinker ...

Brinker is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brinker, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Brinker is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Brinker ...

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

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

Communities near Brinker ...

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

  • Butler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Kensington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lower Burrell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Arnold
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
  • Tarentum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Kittanning
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Zelienople
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Slippery Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Springdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Brackenridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brinker ...

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

Adding Brinker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brinker 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 (so far) for Brinker was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brinker.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brinker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.