Brandon Vermont is a town in Rutland County. While summer visitors enjoy swimming, camping, boating, and kayaking at nearby Lake Dunmore, winter visitors can enjoy nearby downhill skiing at Killington and Pico Resort or Middlebury College's Snow Bowl.
Famous American folk artist Warren Kimble currently resides in Brandon. Some historic residents of Brandon include biblical scholar Thomas Jefferson Conant; inventors of the electric motor and electric locomotive, Thomas & Emily Davenport; and 1860 Democratic nominee for President, Stephen A. Douglas.