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Welcome to Sunbrook ...

Sunbrook is located in Blair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunbrook, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Sunbrook is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sunbrook: 814 & 582<3>

Websites for Sunbrook ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blairchamber.com/

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

Communities near Sunbrook ...

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

  • Altoona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tyrone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebensburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Roaring Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Portage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Martinsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Patton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cresson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gallitzin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunbrook ...

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

Adding Sunbrook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sunbrook 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 (so far) for Sunbrook was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunbrook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Blair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunbrook - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Sunbrook area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Sunbrook area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.