Welcome to Silverbrook ...

Silverbrook is located in New Castle County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

The 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• West Chester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Coatesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <4>
• Downingtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Ridley Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley Park
  • Ridley Park is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridley Park <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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/