Brinklow, Maryland

Brinklow, Maryland
Unincorporated community
Coordinates: 39°09′57″N 77°00′56″W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Montgomery
Elevation	140 m (459 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	20862
Area code(s)	240 & 301
GNIS feature ID	588624[1]

Brinklow is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Brinklow is located on Maryland Route 650, 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Olney. Brinklow's ZIP code is 20862.[2] It is located within the Ashton-Sandy Spring census-designated place for statistical purposes.

The community was named by Hallie Lea, a storekeeper in the late 1880s, most likely for Brinklow in Warwickshire, England.[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brinklow, Maryland
2. ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
3. Kenny, Hamill (1984). The Placenames of Maryland : their origin and meaning. Baltimore, Md.: Maryland Historical Society. p. 47. ISBN 0-938420-28-3.