Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Brookings came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Brookings 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 Brookings. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Brookings 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 Brookings:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of South Dakota (1937)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

We found Brookings in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Brookings for more information.

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

Railroad Mentions of Brookings:

Brookings was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)