Welcome to Black Brook ...

Black Brook is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Brook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for Black Brook: Black Brk.

Black Brook is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Black Brook is within the (518) area code.

Communities Also Named Black Brook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Black Brook - they are located in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (3).

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

Communities near Black Brook ...

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

• Dannemora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Lake Placid
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Village of Keeseville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Keeseville
  • Village of Keeseville is located in Clinton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,750 people
• Keeseville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeseville
  • Keeseville is located in Essex County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeseville <3>
• Jay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <3>
• North Jay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
  • North Jay is located in Essex County
• Thomasville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Clinton County
• Wilmington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <3>
• Upper Jay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Jay
  • Upper Jay is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Jay <3>
• Harkness
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
  • Harkness 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 Black Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Brook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Brook ...

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

Adding Black Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Black Brook post office opened in 1833.

We also found Black Brook in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/