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Welcome to Pleasant Brook ...

Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Brook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Brook: Pleasant Brk.

Pleasant Brook is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pleasant Brook: 607

Communities Also Named Pleasant Brook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pleasant Brook - it's located in Georgia.

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

Websites for Pleasant Brook ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.otsegocountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Pleasant Brook ...

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

  • Cobleskill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fort Plain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
    • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <3>
  • Canajoharie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
    • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <3>
  • Cooperstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Richfield Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Springs
    • Richfield Springs is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield Springs <3>
  • Summit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Richmondville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Palatine Bridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelliston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelliston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelliston
    • Nelliston is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelliston <3>
  • Sharon Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Springs
    • Sharon Springs is located in Schoharie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon Springs <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Brook ...

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

Adding Pleasant Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Pleasant Brook post office opened in 1850.

We also found Pleasant 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 Pleasant Brook.

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

The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/

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 Otsego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Brook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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