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Welcome to Sand Brook ...

Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County<1>.



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

A typical abbreviation for Sand Brook: Sand Brk.

Sand Brook is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sand Brook lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Sand Brook ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hunterdon-chamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sand Brook, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Sand Brook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sand Brook - it's located in New Brunswick.

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

Communities near Sand Brook ...

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

  • Trenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • Morrisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
  • Doylestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chalfont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalfont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfont
    • Chalfont is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalfont <4>
  • Lambertville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
    • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
  • New Britain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
    • New Britain is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Britain <4>
  • Clinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
  • New Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Yardley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yardley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
    • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <4>
  • Newtown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Newtown is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <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 Sand Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sand Brook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Brook ...

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

Adding Sand Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sand Brook 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 Sand Brook was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sand Brook.

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

The official website for Hunterdon County: www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Hunterdon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sand Brook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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