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Welcome to West Brook Downs ...

West Brook Downs is located in Monroe County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Brook Downs: W. Brook Downs

West Brook Downs is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from West Brook Downs (for example, toward Palestine (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for West Brook Downs: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near West Brook Downs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Brook Downs.

  • Bloomington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spencer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nashville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gosport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Paragon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Stinesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Judah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Judah is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
  • Dolan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dolan is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
  • Hendricksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hendricksville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Brook Downs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Brook Downs - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the West Brook Downs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the West Brook Downs 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.