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Welcome to New Silver Brook ...

New Silver Brook is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for New Silver Brook: New Silver Brk.

New Silver Brook is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near New Silver Brook ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pottsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Berwick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Tamaqua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Palmerton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • Lehighton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Shenandoah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>
  • West Hazleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Mahanoy City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Silver Brook ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Schuylkill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Silver 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.