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Welcome to Brandywine ...

Brandywine is located in Amherst County<1>.

Brandywine is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Brandywine: 434

Communities Also Named Brandywine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Brandywine: This one is located in Amherst County and the other is located in Caroline County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 17 communities that are also named Brandywine - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Brandywine ...

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

  • Lynchburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Amherst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glasgow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Abert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Abert is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
  • Coolwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
  • Madison Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Boonsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Sweet Briar Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
  • Woodbine Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
  • Joshua Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brandywine ...

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

Footnotes ...

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