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Welcome to Brink ...

Brink is located in Greensville County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brink, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Brink is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Brink: 434

Communities Also Named Brink ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brink - they are located in Maryland, Oklahoma and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Brink ...

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

  • Roanoke Rapids
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Emporia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Weldon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <3>
  • Gaston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <3>
  • Lawrenceville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Garysburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Garysburg is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <3>
  • Littleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jarratt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seaboard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <3>
  • Jackson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brink ...

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

Adding Brink to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brink post office opened in 1883. The Brink post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brink.

Footnotes ...

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