Welcome to Cold Brook ...

Cold Brook is located in the Adirondacks.

Cold Brook is located in Ulster County<1>.

The location of Cold Brook has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cold 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 Cold Brook: Cold Brk.

Cold Brook is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Cold Brook ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Cold Brook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Cold Brook: This one is located in Ulster County and the other is located in Herkimer County.

Beyond New York, there are 3 communities that are also named Cold Brook - they are located in Maine and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Communities near Cold Brook ...

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

• Kingston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Saugerties
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <4>
• Rhinebeck
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <4>
• Tivoli
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
  • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <4>
• Tannersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
  • Tannersville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tannersville <4>
• Hunter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
• Fleischmanns
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
  • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <4>
• Ashokan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashokan
  • Ashokan is located in Ulster County
• Brodhead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
• Shokan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shokan
  • Shokan is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shokan <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 Cold Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cold Brook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cold Brook ...

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

Adding Cold Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

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