Welcome to Brainard ...

The village of Brainard is located in Butler County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brainard has a population of 315 people<2> (see below for details).

Brainard is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brainard lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Brainard: (402) and (531)<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brainard had an population of 315 people. This is a decrease of 4.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brainard had a population of 330 people. This makes Brainard the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Brainard represents 0.02% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 254th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 330 people, the population of Brainard decreased 5.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 351 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brainard.

Communities Also Named Brainard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Brainard - they are located in Alberta, California, Iowa, Kentucky and New York.

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

Communities near Brainard ...

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

• Seward
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
  • Seward is located in Seward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <6>
• Schuyler
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler
  • Schuyler is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuyler <6>
• Wahoo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
  • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <6>
• David City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David City
  • David City is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for David City <6>
• Valparaiso
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <6>
• Bellwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <6>
• Rising City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising City
  • Rising City is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising City <6>
• Weston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <6>
• Prague
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prague
  • Prague is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prague <6>
• Staplehurst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staplehurst
  • Staplehurst is located in Seward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staplehurst <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brainard ...

Looking for more information about Brainard? 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 Brainard, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brainard.

Adding Brainard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brainard 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 Brainard was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

We also found Brainard mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brainard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/