Welcome to Roaring Brook ...

Roaring Brook is located in Luzerne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roaring Brook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Roaring Brook: Roaring Brk.

Roaring Brook is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Roaring Brook is located in the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Roaring Brook ...

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

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

Communities near Roaring Brook ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Kingston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Nanticoke
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Berwick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• Pittston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Plymouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Exeter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
• Swoyersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swoyersville
  • Swoyersville is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swoyersville <4>
• Duryea
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duryea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duryea
  • Duryea is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duryea <4>
• West Pittston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittston
  • West Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Pittston <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roaring Brook ...

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

Adding Roaring Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Roaring Brook post office opened in 1879.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

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