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Welcome to Brake ...

Brake is located in Edgecombe County<1>.

Brake is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Brake: 252

Communities Also Named Brake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Brake - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Brake ...

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

  • Rocky Mount
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tarboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Nashville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Red Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Enfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sharpsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Princeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
    • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Elm City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinetops
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Brake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brake ...

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

Adding Brake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brake 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 Brake was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Edgecombe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brake - 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.