Welcome to Brandywine ...

Brandywine is located in Caroline County<1>.

The location of Brandywine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brandywine, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Brandywine is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brandywine is located in the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Brandywine ...

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

• Fredericksburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
• Colonial Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <4>
• Bowling Green
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Montross
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
• Port Royal
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Port Conway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
  • Port Conway is located in King George County
• Samuels Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
  • Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
• New London
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Caroline County
• Stuart Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
  • Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
• Shiloh
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Shiloh is located in King George County

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.

Adding Brandywine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brandywine 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 Brandywine was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Brandywine on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brandywine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Caroline County: www.co.caroline.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/