Welcome to Brooks ...

The location of Brooks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brooks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Brooks is 3,950 feet [1,204 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Brooks is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Brooks lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Brooks: (406)

Communities Also Named Brooks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Brooks - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oregon, Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brooks ...

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

Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lewistown is located in Fergus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
Hilger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilger
- Hilger is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilger <4>
Kendall ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Kendall is located in Fergus County
Lewistown Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Heights
- Lewistown Heights is located in Fergus County
Maiden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
- Maiden is located in Fergus County
Roy Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roy Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Junction
- Roy Junction is located in Fergus County
Giltedge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
- Giltedge is located in Fergus County
Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Maginnis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
- Fort Maginnis is located in Fergus County
Christina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christina
- Christina is located in Fergus County
Danvers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Danvers is located in Fergus County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brooks ...

Looking for more information about Brooks? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Brooks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brooks.

Adding Brooks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brooks 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 for Brooks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Brooks post office opened in 1912.

We also found Brooks on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brooks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brooks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Fergus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brooks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.
<6>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/