Welcome to Brook ...The town of Brook is located in Newton County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Brook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Brook has a population of 950 people<2> (see below for details). Brook is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Brook lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel south from Brook (for example, toward Earl Park), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area Code for Brook: 219 The ZIP code for Brook: 47922<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brook had an population of 950 people. This is a decrease of 4.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.55% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Brook had a population of 997 people (which is 7% of the total population of Newton County). This makes Brook the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Brook represents 0.02% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 307th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 997 people, the population of Brook decreased 6.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,062 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Brook. Communities Also Named Brook ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Brook: This one is located in Newton County and the other is located in Bartholomew County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brook. Communities near Brook ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brook.
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 Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brook. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Brook. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brook. See our Newspapers Page for Brook. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brook ...Looking for more information about 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Brook, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brook. Adding Brook to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Brook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Brook. Footnotes ...
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