Welcome to Steep Brook ...
Steep Brook is located in Bristol County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Steep Brook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
A typical abbreviation for Steep Brook: Steep Brk.
Steep Brook is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Steep Brook lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Steep Brook: (508) & (774)<3>
Communities near Steep Brook ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Steep Brook.
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- New Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Fall River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Warwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Cranston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Pawtucket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Taunton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- East Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Attleboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Dartmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Steep Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Steep Brook.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Steep 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 Steep Brook.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Steep Brook. See our Newspapers Page for Steep Brook.
Adding Steep Brook to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Steep 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 Steep Brook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Steep Brook post office opened in 1873.
We also found Steep Brook in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Steep Brook.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Steep Brook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Steep Brook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (774) is an overlay for area code (508). |
| <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/ |