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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Brooks (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brooks. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Brooks is located in Wilkinson County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilkinson County: Baldwin, Bleckley, Johnson, Jones, Laurens, Twiggs & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Brooks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooks:

  • Wilkinson County     (The home county of Brooks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Gordon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <1>
    • Ivey
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Dedrich
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedrich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • McIntyre
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
      • McIntyre is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntyre <1>
    • Irwinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
      • Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <1>
    • Toomsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toomsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toomsboro
      • Toomsboro is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toomsboro <1>
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Coopers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
      • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
    • Brown's Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown's Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
      • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
    • The Colony
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
    • Hardwick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Milledgeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
      • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
    • Meriwether
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Black Spring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
      • Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • East Macon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
      • East Macon is located in Bibb County
    • Mogul
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mogul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
      • Mogul is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
    • Cross Keys
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
      • Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
    • Macon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Payne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in Bibb County
    • Rutland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
    • Bloomfield Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
      • Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
    • Brookhaven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
      • Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
    • Vinson Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
      • Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
    • Walden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Walden is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
    • Lizella
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • West Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Bibb County
  • Bleckley County
    • Allentown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Buckhead ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
      • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
    • Zebulon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
      • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Elberta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
      • Elberta is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
    • Warner Robins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Stathams Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stathams Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
    • Centerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonaire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodard Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
  • Jasper County
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Mountain Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
      • Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
    • Griswoldville ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswoldville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
      • Griswoldville is located in Jones County
    • Pitts
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
      • Pitts is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
    • Haddock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Morton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
    • Jones Acres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
      • Jones Acres is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
    • Fortville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
      • Fortville is located in Jones County
    • Clinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Jones County
      • Former name for Clinton:
      • Albany
    • Gray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
    • Belvedere Manor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
      • Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
    • Bradley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Jones County
    • Ethridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
      • Ethridge is located in Jones County
  • Laurens County
    • Montrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Bolingbroke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Juliette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juliette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliette
      • Juliette is located in Monroe County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliette <1>
    • Smarr
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smarr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarr
      • Smarr is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smarr <1>
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Echeconnee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
      • Echeconnee is located in Peach County
    • Byron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Resseaus Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Resseaus Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
      • Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
    • Dennis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
      • Dennis is located in Putnam County
    • Hallwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
      • Hallwood is located in Putnam County
    • Eatonton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Oconee Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
      • Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Dry Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeffersonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Twiggs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <1>
    • Huber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
      • Huber is located in Twiggs County
    • Marion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
    • Danville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Gardner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Goat Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
    • Oconee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
      • Oconee is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconee <1>
    • Deepstep
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooks, see our County-by-County Page for Brooks.

Newspapers Published in Brooks ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooks, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooks.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brooks:

Cemeteries Near Brooks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooks.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.

  • Hawthorne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawthorne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawthorne Cemetery
  • Whitehurst Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehurst Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Cemetery
  • Happoldt - Stevens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happoldt - Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happoldt - Stevens Cemetery
  • Massey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey Cemetery
  • Ethridge - Minter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
  • Baker Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ramah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramah Cemetery
  • Newton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
  • Marys Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marys Chapel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (381 more) ...
    • James Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
    • New Haven Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Haven Cemetery
    • Epps - Champion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Brooks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooks.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.

  • Lewiston
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Wilkinson County
  • Gordon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <1>
  • Ivey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
    • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
  • Griswoldville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswoldville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
    • Griswoldville is located in Jones County
  • James
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • James is located in Jones County
  • Brown's Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown's Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
    • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
  • Morton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Morton is located in Jones County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
  • Dry Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fitzpatrick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzpatrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
    • Fitzpatrick is located in Twiggs County
  • McIntyre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
    • McIntyre is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntyre <1>
  • Gray
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
  • Clinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Jones County
    • Former name for Clinton:
    • Albany
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Irwinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
      • Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <1>
    • Milledgeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Jones County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooks.

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brooks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brooks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9094, Longitude: -83.3806    
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brooks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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