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Welcome to Cold Brook ...

The village of Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Cold Brook: Cold Brk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cold Brook has a population of 305 people<3> (see below for details).

Cold Brook is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Cold Brook: (315)

We don't have a date for the establishment of Cold Brook.

Websites for Cold Brook ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cold Brook had an population of 305 people. This is a decrease of 7.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cold Brook had a population of 329 people. This makes Cold Brook the county's 30th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 329 people, the population of Cold Brook decreased 2.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 336 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cold Brook.

Communities Also Named Cold Brook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Cold Brook: This one is located in Herkimer County and the other is located in Ulster County.

Beyond New York, there are 3 communities that are also named Cold Brook - they are located in Maine and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Communities near Cold Brook ...

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

  • Utica
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Utica lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> to the southwest of Cold Brook.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Utica
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica<6>
  • New Hartford
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
    • New Hartford lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> to the southwest of Cold Brook.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,756 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on New Hartford
  • Whitestown
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
    • Whitestown lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the southwest of Cold Brook.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,863 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Whitestown
  • German Flatts
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Flatts
    • German Flatts lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> to the south of Cold Brook.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,350 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Flatts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on German Flatts
  • Herkimer
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
    • Herkimer lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the south of Cold Brook.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herkimer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Herkimer
  • Marcy
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
    • Marcy lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the southwest of Cold Brook.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,393 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Marcy
  • Ilion
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
    • Ilion lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the south of Cold Brook.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ilion
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion<6>
  • Herkimer
  • Frankfort
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Frankfort lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the south of Cold Brook.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,165 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Frankfort
  • Trenton
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the west of Cold Brook.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Trenton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cold Brook ...

Looking for more information about Cold 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cold Brook, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cold Brook.

Adding Cold Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cold 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 that we've found for Cold Brook was the Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Cold Brook.

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

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Herkimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cold Brook.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cold Brook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cold Brook) to Point B.If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Cold Brook. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Cold BrookOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cold Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2400, Longitude: -75.0386       In this case, the coordinates for Cold Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

 

 

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