Welcome to Pine Brook ...

Pine Brook is located in Morris County<1>.

The location of Pine Brook has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pine Brook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

A typical abbreviation for Pine Brook: Pine Brk.

Pine Brook is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Pine Brook: (973) and (862)<4>

Communities Also Named Pine Brook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Pine Brook: This one is located in Morris County and the other is located in Monmouth County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 3 communities that are also named Pine Brook - they are located in Minnesota and New York.

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

Communities near Pine Brook ...

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

• Newark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Paterson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• West New York
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 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 Pine Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pine Brook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Brook ...

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

Adding Pine Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pine 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 Pine Brook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pine Brook post office opened in 1836.

We also found Pine Brook in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/