Welcome to Alder Brook ...

Alder Brook is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Alder 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 Alder Brook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for Alder Brook: Alder Brk.

Alder Brook is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Alder Brook is within the (518) area code.

Communities near Alder Brook ...

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

• Saranac Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Lake
  • Saranac Lake is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac Lake <4>
• Dannemora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannemora
  • Dannemora is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannemora <4>
• Lake Placid
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Lake Placid is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
• Merrillsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
  • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
• Redford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
  • Redford is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redford <4>
• Black Brook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
  • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
• Bloomingdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
• Wilmington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Moffitsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
  • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
• Standish
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
  • Standish is located in Clinton County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alder Brook ...

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

Adding Alder Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alder Brook post office opened in 1857.

We also found Alder Brook in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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