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 Brooks had a population of 308 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brooks had a population of 1,139 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Thorndike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Thorndike is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thorndike
- Knox
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Knox is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- East Knox
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Knox is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Knox
- Monroe Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Monroe is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monroe
- Knox Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Knox Center is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Center
- Former name for Knox Center:
- Knox Centre
- Waldo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thorndike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Halldale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Halldale is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halldale
- City Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- City Point is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- North Searsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Dixmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dixmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Center Montville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Montville is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Montville
- East Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Troy is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- West Winterport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Winterport is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winterport
- Dixmont Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dixmont Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont Center
- Former name for Dixmont Center:
- Dixmont Centre
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- North Searsmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Searsmont is also located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsmont
- Belfast
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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. |
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