Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Brooks came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Brooks in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Brooks. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Brooks data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Brooks:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

Auto Trails Map of Oregon (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949)
Published by Mobile Oil Company

Brooks is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Brooks. See our Misc Page for Brooks for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Brooks:

Brooks was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)