Welcome to North Brook ...
So far, we found very little information about North Brook. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added North Brook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with North Brook, please Contact Us.
North Brook would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of North Brook, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Brook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.
A typical abbreviation for North Brook: N. Brook
While the community is gone, the present day location for North Brook is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where North Brook was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where North Brook once stood is in the (704) and (980)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named North Brook ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Brook - it's located in Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Brook.
Communities near North Brook ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Brook.
- Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
- Newton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <6>
- Lincolnton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
- Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <6>
- Kings Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Kings Mountain is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Mountain <6>
- Cherryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Cherryville is located in Gaston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <6>
- Bessemer City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer City
- Bessemer City is located in Gaston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer City <6>
- Long View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Boiling Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <6>
- Valdese
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valdese have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdese
- Valdese is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdese <6>
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 North Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Brook.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North 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 North Brook.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Brook. See our Newspapers Page for North Brook.
Adding North Brook to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Brook in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for North Brook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the North Brook post office opened in 1866.
We also found North Brook in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Brook.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about North Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Brook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (980) is an overlay for area code (704). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |