Welcome to Roaring Brook ...

Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County<1>.

The location of Roaring 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 Roaring Brook, 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 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Roaring Brook: Roaring Brk.

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

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

Roaring Brook is located in the (231) area code.

Communities Also Named Roaring Brook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Roaring Brook - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Roaring Brook ...

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

• Petoskey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petoskey
  • Petoskey is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petoskey <4>
• Boyne City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
  • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
  • Former names for Boyne City:
  • Bay Springs
  • Boyne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <4>
• Charlevoix
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlevoix
  • Charlevoix is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlevoix <4>
• Pellston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
  • Pellston is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <4>
• Alanson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
  • Alanson is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <4>
• Boyne Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne Falls
  • Boyne Falls is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne Falls <4>
• Wolverine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
  • Wolverine is located in Cheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolverine <4>
• Bay Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Harbor
  • Bay Harbor is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Harbor <4>
• Oden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
  • Oden is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <4>
• Ponshewaing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
  • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roaring Brook ...

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

Adding Roaring Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roaring 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 Roaring Brook was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Roaring Brook mentioned on a train schedule titled Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Emmet County: www.co.emmet.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/