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Welcome to Brandon ...

Brandon is located in Rutland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brandon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1801.

Brandon is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Brandon: 802

Communities Also Named Brandon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Brandon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brandon ...

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

  • Rutland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlebury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
    • Middlebury is located in Addison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
  • Castleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Castleton is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
  • Rutland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,105 people
  • Poultney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poultney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
    • Poultney is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Ticonderoga
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pittsford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
    • Pittsford is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Fair Haven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
  • Clarendon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarendon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Clarendon is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
  • West Rutland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
    • West Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brandon ...

Looking for more information about Brandon? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brandon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brandon.

Adding Brandon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brandon 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 Brandon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brandon post office opened in 1801.

We also found Brandon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brandon.

Footnotes ...

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