Welcome to Brooks ...

Brooks is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brooks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

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

Time Zone: Brooks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Brooks: (641)

Communities Also Named Brooks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Brooks - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oregon, Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brooks ...

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

• Clarinda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda
  • Clarinda is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarinda <3>
• Corning
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>
• Lenox
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Lenox is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <3>
• Villisca
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villisca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villisca
  • Villisca is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villisca <3>
• Stanton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <3>
• New Market
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
• Prescott
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Prescott is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <3>
• Gravity
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
  • Gravity is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
• Cromwell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
  • Cromwell is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
• Nodaway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nodaway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
  • Nodaway is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brooks ...

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

Adding Brooks to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brooks post office opened in 1871.

We also found Brooks in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brooks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Adams County: www.co.adams.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/