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Welcome to Ray Brook ...

Ray Brook is located in the Adirondacks.

Ray Brook is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ray Brook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

A typical abbreviation for Ray Brook: Ray Brk.

Ray Brook is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ray Brook: 518 & 838<3>

The ZIP code for Ray Brook: 12977<4>

Communities near Ray Brook ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ray 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 Ray Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ray Brook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ray Brook ...

Looking for more information about Ray 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 Ray Brook, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ray Brook.

Adding Ray Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ray 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 Ray Brook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Ray Brook post office opened in 1881.

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

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

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

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 Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ray Brook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Ray Brook area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Ray Brook area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ray Brook). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ray Brook or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>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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