Welcome to Brunswick ...

Brunswick is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brunswick, 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 1897.

Brunswick is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Brunswick lies within the (518) area code.

Websites for Brunswick ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Brunswick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Brunswick - they are located in British Columbia, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Brunswick ...

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

• Albany
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
• Troy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
• Cohoes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
  • Cohoes is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <3>
• Watervliet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <3>
• Rensselaer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <3>
• Williamstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
• Colonie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
  • Colonie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <3>
• Mechanicville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
  • Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <3>
• Menands
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
  • Menands is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <3>
• Pownal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
  • Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brunswick ...

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

Adding Brunswick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brunswick in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brunswick was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brunswick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/