Welcome to Brinkerton ...

Brinkerton is located in Clarion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brinkerton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

Brinkerton is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Brinkerton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Brinkerton: This one is located in Clarion County and the other is located in Westmoreland County.

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

Communities near Brinkerton ...

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

• Clarion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clarion
  • From Brinkerton to Clarion
• Brookville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <3>
• Kittanning
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kittanning
  • From Brinkerton to Kittanning
• Knox
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Knox
  • From Brinkerton to Knox
• New Bethlehem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Bethlehem
  • From Brinkerton to New Bethlehem
• East Brady
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • East Brady is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <3>
• Rimersburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <3>
• Rural Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Rural Valley is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Valley <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rural Valley
  • From Brinkerton to Rural Valley
• Parker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Parker is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <3>
• Sligo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sligo is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sligo <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brinkerton ...

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

Adding Brinkerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brinkerton 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 Brinkerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Brinkerton post office opened in 1855. The Brinkerton post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brinkerton.