Nearest Communities to Brooks,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Brooks, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Brooks:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Brooks is located in Fergus County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fergus County: Blaine, Chouteau, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips & Wheatland.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 70 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Brooks. Of these communities, 6 are located in counties other than Fergus County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Brooks (which is Fergus County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Brooks
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Fergus County (where Brooks resides)
- County Website: https://fergusmt.gov/
- County Seat for Fergus: Lewistown
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Brooks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Brooks.
- Baxter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baxter is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Hilger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kendall ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kendall was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Andersonville was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- New Year
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Year is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Year
- Roy - Winifred Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Lewistown is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lewistown
- Lewistown Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lewistown Heights is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Heights
- Ruby Gulch ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby Gulch was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Gulch
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Spring Creek Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek Junction is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Junction
- Maiden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maiden is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
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- Roy Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roy Junction is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Junction
- Akerville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Akerville was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akerville
- Corbly ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corbly was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbly
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Canyon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Canyon was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Rustle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rustle was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustle
- Moulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moulton is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Lewistown Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lewistown Junction is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Amherst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Amherst is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Giltedge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Giltedge was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
- Nelson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Ware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ware is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Maginnis was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
- Deerfield Colony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deerfield Colony is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Colony
- Christina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Christina is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christina
- Armells ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Armells was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armells
- Skaggs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Skaggs was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Glengarry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glengarry is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengarry
- Danvers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Danvers is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Box Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Box Springs was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
- Cottonwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- King Colony Ranch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- King Colony Ranch is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Colony Ranch
- Samples Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Samples Crossing is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples Crossing
- Ross Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Fork is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Fork
- Beaver Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Cheadle ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheadle was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheadle
- Heath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heath is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Cone Butte ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cone Butte was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone Butte
- Salt Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Salt Creek was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Suffolk
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Suffolk is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffolk
- Fergus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fergus is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergus
- Piper
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Piper is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Seright ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seright was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seright
- Novary ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Novary was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novary
- Moore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Hoosac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hoosac is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosac
- Forestgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eddies Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eddies Corner is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddies Corner
- Roy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Ranch Colony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bell Ranch Colony is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ranch Colony
- Chippewa ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chippewa was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa
- Rumble Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rumble Creek was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble Creek
- Winifred
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ayers Ranch Colony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers Ranch Colony is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Ranch Colony
- Box Elder ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Box Elder was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
- Dryland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dryland was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryland
- Sipple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sipple is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipple
- Denton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Becket
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Becket is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
- Straw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Straw is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw
- Judith Basin County
- County Website: https://jbcountymt.gov/
- County Seat for Judith Basin: Stanford
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Brooks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Brooks.
- Kolin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kolin is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolin
- Hauck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hauck is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauck
- Hobson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moccasin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benchland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Benchland is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchland
- Philbrook ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Philbrook was located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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