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Welcome to Silverbrook ...

Silverbrook is located in New Castle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silverbrook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Silverbrook is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Silverbrook: 302

Communities Also Named Silverbrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Silverbrook - they are located in Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Silverbrook ...

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

  • Wilmington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Newark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in New Castle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
  • Chester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
  • West Chester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Elkton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
  • Coatesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Downingtown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Brookhaven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <3>
  • Glenolden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenolden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenolden
    • Glenolden is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,098 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenolden <3>
  • Ridley Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silverbrook ...

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

Adding Silverbrook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silverbrook 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 Silverbrook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Silverbrook post office opened in 1891.

We also found Silverbrook in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silverbrook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including New Castle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silverbrook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/