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Welcome to Brooklyn ...

So far, we found very little information about Brooklyn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Brooklyn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brooklyn, please Contact Us.


Brooklyn would have been located within present day Nash County<2>.


The location of Brooklyn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


When the people of Brooklyn referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Brooklynite<4>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Brooklyn is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Brooklyn was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brooklyn would have been located in the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Brooklyn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Brooklyn: This one is located in Nash County and the other is located in Mecklenburg County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 63 communities that are also named Brooklyn - they are located in Alabama (3), California, Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (3), Illinois (4), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Prince Edward Island (2), South Carolina (3), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brooklyn ...

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

  • Rocky Mount
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wilson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Red Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Elm City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dortches
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dortches have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
    • Dortches is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
  • Middlesex
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
    • Middlesex is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Whitakers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitakers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitakers
    • Whitakers is located in Edgecombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitakers <6>
  • Bailey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
    • Bailey is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <6>

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

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

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

The official website for Nash County: www.co.nash.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Brooklyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Nash, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Brooklyn refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Brooklyn may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brooklyn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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