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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Brooks had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Neodesha
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
    • Neodesha is located in Wilson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <3>
  • Morehead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sycamore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherryvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Altoona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dennis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Thayer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
    • Crane is located in Montgomery County
  • Independence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lafontaine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Liberty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Galesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Earlton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
    • Earlton is located in Neosho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Fredonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <3>
  • Mound Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mound Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
    • Mound Valley is located in Labette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mound Valley
    • From Brooks to Mound Valley
  • Guilford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Guilford is located in Wilson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Guilford
    • From Brooks to Guilford
  • Urbana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Urbana is located in Neosho County
  • Elk City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Buxton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Benedict
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Parsons
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Benedict Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Vilas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vilas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Vilas is located in Wilson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vilas
    • From Brooks to Vilas
  • Rest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
    • Rest is located in Wilson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rest
    • From Brooks to Rest
  • Bolton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Bolton is located in Montgomery County
  • Penfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Penfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
    • Penfield is located in Labette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Penfield
    • From Brooks to Penfield

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Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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