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Welcome to Brookston ...

The city of Brookston is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brookston has a population of 141 people<2> (see below for details).

Brookston is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brookston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Brookston: 218

The ZIP code for Brookston: 55711<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brookston had an population of 141 people (or an increase of 43.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brookston had a population of 141 people. This makes Brookston the county's 30th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 141 people, the population of Brookston increased 43.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 98 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brookston.

Communities Also Named Brookston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brookston - they are located in Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brookston.

Communities near Brookston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brookston.

  • Cloquet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hermantown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Proctor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <5>
  • Carlton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Scanlon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Scanlon is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Floodwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Wrenshall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cromwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Thomson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomson is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
    • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
  • Meadowlands
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookston ...

Looking for more information about Brookston? 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 Brookston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brookston.

Adding Brookston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookston 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 Brookston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brookston post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Brookston.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brookston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Brookston). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brookston or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/