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Welcome to Brook Valley ...

Brook Valley is located in Morris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brook Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Brook Valley: Brook Vly. (or less commonly used: Brook Vally. or Brook Vlly.)

Brook Valley is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Brook Valley ...

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

Communities near Brook Valley ...

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

  • Newark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Newark is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Paterson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Paterson is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
  • Clifton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clifton is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Passaic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Passaic is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • East Orange
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Orange is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
  • Hackensack
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hackensack is located in Bergen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
  • Kearny
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kearny is located in Hudson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
  • Spring Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Garfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Garfield is located in Bergen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
  • Ridgewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brook Valley ...

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

Adding Brook Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brook Valley 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 (so far) for Brook Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Brook Valley post office opened in 1872. The Brook Valley post office closed in 1903.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Morris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brook Valley - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/