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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 Bullitt County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bullitt County: Hardin, Jefferson, Nelson & Spencer.

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:

  • Bullitt County     (The home county of Brooks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Pioneer Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
    • Hunters Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Fox Chase
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Hebron Estates
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Hillview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
    • Shepherdsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Washington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bardstown Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
    • Clermont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cupio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cupio is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
    • Belmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Belmont is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Lotus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lotus is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
    • Pitt's Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
  • Anderson County
    • Van Buren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Van Buren is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • West Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Howard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Howard is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Dietz Acres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
    • Prichard Place
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
    • Rose Terrace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
    • Colesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Colesburg is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
    • Radcliff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Younger Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
    • Crest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Crest is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
    • Vine Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tunnel Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
    • Rineyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elizabethtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Hollyvilla
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
    • South Park View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • South Park View is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
    • Heritage Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Former name for Heritage Creek:
      • Minor Lane Heights
    • Fairdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • South Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • South Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • Okolona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Newburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Newburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Highview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Highview is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
    • Hollow Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollow Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Spring Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Mill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Prairie Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Lynnview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lynnview is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
    • Poplar Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Poplar Hills is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Larue County
    • Roanoke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Roanoke is located in Larue County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Marion County
    • Holy Cross
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Holy Cross is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
  • Meade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Muldraugh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pilcher Landing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing
    • Van Voorhis Manor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
    • Hughes Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hughes Landing is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
    • Grahamton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Grahamton is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
    • Lickskillet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lickskillet is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
    • Rock Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Haven is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
    • Buck Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Buck Grove is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
    • Flaherty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Flaherty is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
    • Garrett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Garrett is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
    • Brandenburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Eastwood Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills
    • Ekron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ekron is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Deatsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Deatsville is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
    • Highgrove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Highgrove is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
    • Lenore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lenore is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore
    • Samuels
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Samuels is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels
    • Coxs Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunters is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
    • Boston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bourbon Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs
    • Cravens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cravens is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
    • Fairfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Nazareth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Nazareth is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
    • Bellwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellwood is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Withrow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Withrow is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
  • Oldham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Orchard Grass Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
    • Pewee Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • River Bluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • River Bluff is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Crestwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Park Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Park Lake is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
    • Goshen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Goshen is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
    • Harmony Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Harmony Village is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
    • Buckner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballardsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ballardsville is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
    • La Grange
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Lincoln Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln Ridge is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ridge
    • Finchville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Finchville is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
    • Simpsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Figgs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Figgs is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs
    • Shelbyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Southville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Southville is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
    • Chestnut Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chestnut Grove is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Spencer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Yoder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Yoder is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
    • Normandy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Normandy is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
    • Taylorsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Wakefield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Wakefield is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Little Mount
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Little Mount is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount
    • Mount Eden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mount Eden is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eden
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Fredericktown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fredericktown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
    • Booker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Booker is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
    • Manton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Manton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
    • Mooresville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mooresville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Clark County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Arctic Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Arctic Springs is located in Clark County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic Springs
    • Jeffersonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Oak Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Oak Park is located in Clark County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
    • Clarksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Blackiston Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Blackiston Village is located in Clark County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
    • Utica
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Utica is located in Clark County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
    • Watson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Watson is located in Clark County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Prather
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Prather is located in Clark County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather
    • Sellersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Speed
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Speed is located in Clark County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
    • Bennettsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Bennettsville is located in Clark County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
    • Slatecut
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Slatecut is located in Clark County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
    • Starlight
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Floyd County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • New Albany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Floyds Knobs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Galena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Galena is located in Floyd County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Greenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrison County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
    • Locust Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
    • Elizabeth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lanesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • New Middletown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Dogwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
    • Laconia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Laconia is located in Harrison County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laconia <1>
    • Corydon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Corydon is located in Harrison County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <1>
    • Crandall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Crandall is located in Harrison County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Central
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Glidas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
    • Corydon Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
    • Mauckport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • New Salisbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brooks - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

  • Brooks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Quick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ball Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Coral Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Weathers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Terry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Phelphs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Collins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (416 more) ...
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • McCawley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Holly Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brooks had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Zoneton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Zoneton is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoneton
  • Shepherdsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • South Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • South Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
  • Barrallton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Barrallton is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrallton
  • Salt River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Salt River is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River
  • Smyrna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Okolona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bardstown Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
  • Mount Washington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fairmount
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairmount is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Cupio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cupio is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
  • Clermont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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    • Fern Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Buechel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Buechel is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buechel
    • Prestonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Prestonia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia

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.

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 302 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 13 miles [20.9 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 first turn to 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:

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>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Brooks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.