Welcome to Mine Brook ...

Mine Brook is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mine Brook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Mine Brook: Mine Brk.

Mine Brook is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Mine Brook ...

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

• New Brunswick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Plainfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Linden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
• Rahway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
  • Rahway is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
• Westfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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  • Westfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• Summit
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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  • Summit is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
• Morristown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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  • Morristown is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• Dover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Hackettstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
  • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
• Boonton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
  • Boonton is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 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 Mine Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mine Brook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mine Brook ...

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

Adding Mine Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mine 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 Mine Brook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mine Brook post office opened in 1892.

We also found Mine Brook in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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