Welcome to Brooks ...

Brooks is located in Lenoir County<1>.

Brooks is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brooks lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Brooks: 252

Communities Also Named Brooks ...

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

Beyond North Carolina, 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, Montana, 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.

• Ayden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ayden is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <3>
• Grifton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grifton is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grifton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grifton <3>
• La Grange
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <3>
• Snow Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Snow Hill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <3>
• Walnut Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
• Pink Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pink Hill <3>
• Hookerton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hookerton is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookerton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hookerton <3>
• Cove City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cove City is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
• Dover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dover is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
• Trenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Trenton is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <3>

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.