Welcome to Brendel ...

Brendel is located in Grand County<1>.

Brendel is 4,890 feet [1,490 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Brendel is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Brendel lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Brendel: 435

Communities near Brendel ...

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

• Green River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
  • Green River is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green River <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Green River
  • From Brendel to Green River
• Thompson Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Springs
  • Thompson Springs is located in Grand County
  • Thompson Springs has also been known as:
  • Thompson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Thompson Springs
  • From Brendel to Thompson Springs
• Valley City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
  • Valley City is located in Grand County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Valley City
  • From Brendel to Valley City
• Sego ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sego. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sego
  • Sego is located in Grand County
  • Former names for Sego:
  • Ballard
  • Neslin
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sego
  • From Brendel to Sego
• Elgin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Grand County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elgin
  • From Brendel to Elgin
• Sphinx ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sphinx. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sphinx
  • Sphinx is located in Emery County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sphinx
  • From Brendel to Sphinx
• Cisco ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Cisco is located in Grand County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cisco
  • From Brendel to Cisco
• Dewey ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dewey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Dewey is located in Grand County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dewey
  • From Brendel to Dewey
• Moab
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moab
  • Moab is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,373 people
  • Former names for Moab:
  • Grand Valley
  • Mormon Fort
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moab <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Moab
  • From Brendel to Moab
• Richardson ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richardson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
  • Richardson is located in Grand County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Richardson
  • From Brendel to Richardson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brendel ...

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

Adding Brendel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brendel 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 Brendel was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brendel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brendel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Grand County: www.grandcountyutah.net/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/