Bransford is located in Tarrant County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bransford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
Bransford is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bransford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Bransford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bransford - it's located in Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bransford.
Communities near Bransford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bransford.
- Fort Worth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Irving
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Irving is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 240,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irving <3>
- Grand Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139,892 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
- Lewisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flower Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Mound
- Flower Mound is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flower Mound <3>
- North Richland Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Richland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Richland Hills
- North Richland Hills is located in Tarrant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Richland Hills <3>
- Euless
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grapevine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Bransford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bransford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bransford. 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 Bransford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bransford. See our Newspapers Page for Bransford.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bransford ...
Looking for more information about Bransford? 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 Bransford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bransford.
Adding Bransford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bransford 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 Bransford was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Bransford in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Bransford post office opened in 1877.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bransford.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Tarrant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bransford - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |