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Welcome to Brotherton ...

Brotherton is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brotherton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Brotherton is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brotherton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Brotherton (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Brotherton: 931

Communities Also Named Brotherton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Brotherton: This one is located in Putnam County and the other is located in Greene County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 6 communities that are also named Brotherton - they are located in Kansas, Michigan (2), Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Brotherton ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Columbus Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Cookeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sparta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lafayette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Algood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Livingston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Monterey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • White Plains
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Baxter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brotherton ...

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

Adding Brotherton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brotherton post office opened in 1895. The Brotherton post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brotherton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brotherton - 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.
<4>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/