Welcome to Brookston ...

Brookston is located in Vance County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Brookston is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brookston is within the boundaries of the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Brookston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brookston - they are located in Indiana, Minnesota, 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.

• Henderson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Vance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
• Oxford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Louisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
  • Louisburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <4>
• Franklinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <4>
• Norlina
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norlina
  • Norlina is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norlina <4>
• Warrenton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Stovall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stovall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
  • Stovall is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
• Kittrell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
  • Kittrell is located in Vance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittrell <4>
• Macon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Macon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <4>
• Centerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Franklin County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 102 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Brookston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 for Brookston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brookston post office opened in 1870.

We also found Brookston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Vance County: www.vancecounty.org/

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