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Welcome to West Brooklyn ...The village of West Brooklyn is located in Lee County<1>. The location of West 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 West Brooklyn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872. A typical abbreviation for West Brooklyn: W. Brooklyn From the Census Estimates for 2019, West Brooklyn has a population of 132 people<3> (see below for details). West Brooklyn is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: West Brooklyn lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for West Brooklyn: (815) and (779)<5> The ZIP code for West Brooklyn: 61378<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Brooklyn had an population of 132 people. This is a decrease of 7.04% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 24.14% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, West Brooklyn had a population of 142 people. This makes West Brooklyn the county's 11th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 142 people, the population of West Brooklyn decreased 18.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 174 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for West Brooklyn. Communities Also Named West Brooklyn ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named West Brooklyn - they are located in New York, Nova Scotia and Ohio. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Brooklyn. Communities near West Brooklyn ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Brooklyn.
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 West Brooklyn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Brooklyn. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Brooklyn. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Brooklyn. See our Newspapers Page for West Brooklyn. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Brooklyn ...Looking for more information about West 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. In addition to the Tourism page for West Brooklyn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Brooklyn. Adding West Brooklyn to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of West 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 West Brooklyn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found West Brooklyn on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881). For more details, see References and Mentions for West Brooklyn. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Brooklyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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