Welcome to Brooklyn ...

Brooklyn is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brooklyn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

When the people of Brooklyn refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Brooklynite<3>

Brooklyn is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Brooklyn is located in the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Brooklyn ...

While we believe that this Brooklyn is located in Susquehanna County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Brooklyn. Those communities are located in the following counties: Berks, Chester and Tioga County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 63 communities that are also named Brooklyn - they are located in Alabama (3), California, Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (3), Illinois (4), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (4), Ohio, Oregon, Prince Edward Island (2), South Carolina (3), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brooklyn ...

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

• Clarks Summit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
  • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <5>
• Forest City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <5>
• Tunkhannock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunkhannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunkhannock
  • Tunkhannock is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunkhannock <5>
• Montrose
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <5>
• Susquehanna Depot
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
  • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
• Clarks Green
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
  • Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
• Hallstead
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
  • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <5>
• Dalton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <5>
• Factoryville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
  • Factoryville is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Factoryville <5>
• New Milford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
  • New Milford is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Milford <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brooklyn ...

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

Adding Brooklyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brooklyn post office opened in 1830.

We also found Brooklyn in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brooklyn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/