Welcome to Brake ...

Brake is located in Edgecombe County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Brake (Patience, this may take a moment).

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

Brake is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
• Wilson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
• Tarboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
  • Tarboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarboro <4>
• Nashville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>
• Sharpsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <4>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm City
  • Elm City is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm City <4>
• Pinetops
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetops
  • Pinetops is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetops <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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/