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Welcome to Sand Brook ...

Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sand Brook, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Sand Brook: Sand Brk.

Sand Brook is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Sand Brook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sand Brook - it's located in New Brunswick.

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

Websites for Sand Brook ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hunterdon-chamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sand Brook, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Sand Brook ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Brook ...

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

Adding Sand Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sand 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 Sand Brook was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Hunterdon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sand Brook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.