Welcome to Brooks Mill ...

Brooks Mill is located in Blair County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Brooks Mill, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brooks Mill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Brooks Mill: Brooks Ml. (or less commonly used: Brooks Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Brooks Mill for more information about variations on the name of Brooks Mill.

Brooks Mill is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brooks Mill lies within the (814) area code.

Websites for Brooks Mill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blairchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brooks Mill, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Brooks Mill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Brooks Mill - they are located in California, Missouri and Ontario.

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

Communities near Brooks Mill ...

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

• Altoona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Hollidaysburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <4>
• Ebensburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <4>
• Portage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Martinsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Bellwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <4>
• Cresson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
  • Cresson is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <4>
• Gallitzin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallitzin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallitzin
  • Gallitzin is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallitzin <4>
• Todd
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
• Loretto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brooks Mill ...

Looking for more information about Brooks Mill? 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 Mill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brooks Mill.

Adding Brooks Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brooks Mill 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 Mill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brooks Mill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/