Welcome to Plumb Brook ...
So far, we found very little information about Plumb Brook. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Plumb Brook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Plumb Brook, please Contact Us.
Plumb Brook would have been located within present day Macomb County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Plumb Brook, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Plumb Brook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1840.
Time Zone: The area where Plumb Brook was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Plumb Brook still existed, it would have been in the (586) area code.
The community of Plumb Brook has also been called Plum Brook. and Plumbrook Village (and there are additional names). For more information about the names of Plumb Brook, see The Names of Plumb Brook on our Genealogy Page.
Communities near Plumb Brook ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plumb Brook.
- Detroit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Detroit is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <4>
- Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
- Warren has also been known as:
- Cottageville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
- Dearborn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
- Dearborn is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <4>
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
- Rochester Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Hills
- Rochester Hills is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester Hills <4>
- Southfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Southfield is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southfield <4>
- Royal Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
- Royal Oak is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <4>
- Pontiac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Pontiac is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <4>
- Saint Clair Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Shores
- Saint Clair Shores is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair Shores <4>
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 Plumb Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plumb Brook.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plumb Brook. 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 Plumb Brook.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plumb Brook. See our Newspapers Page for Plumb Brook.
Adding Plumb Brook to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Plumb Brook in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Plumb Brook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Plumb Brook post office opened in 1840.
We also found Plumb Brook in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Plumb Brook.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Macomb County: www.macombcountymi.gov/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Plumb Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Macomb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |