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Welcome to Bramhall ...

So far, we found very little information about Bramhall. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bramhall to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bramhall, please Contact Us.


Bramhall would have been located within present day Hyde County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bramhall, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bramhall is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bramhall was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Bramhall was located: 605

Communities near Bramhall ...

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

  • Miller
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Highmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Florence ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Florence is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Estimated population in 2014: 374 people
  • Saint Lawrence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ree Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Holabird
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ames
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ames is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Stephan
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Harrold
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Orient
    (28 miles [45.1 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 Bramhall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bramhall.

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

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

Adding Bramhall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bramhall in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bramhall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bramhall post office opened in 1883. The Bramhall post office closed in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bramhall.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bramhall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Hyde, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bramhall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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