Welcome to Brinton ...

Brinton is located in Platte County<1>.

Brinton is 5,440 feet [1,658 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Brinton is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Brinton: 307

Communities Also Named Brinton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brinton - they are located in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Brinton ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Brinton.

• Chugwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chugwater is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chugwater <3>
• Slater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Slater is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
• Y-O Ranch
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Y-O Ranch is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y-O Ranch
• Chugcreek
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Chugcreek is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugcreek
• Wheatland
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Wheatland is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <3>
• Horse Creek
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Horse Creek is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Creek <3>
• Westview Circle
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Westview Circle is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Circle
• Islay
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Islay is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islay

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brinton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brinton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brinton ...

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

Adding Brinton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brinton 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 Brinton was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brinton.