Welcome to Brookston ...

Brookston is located

Brookston is located in Lamar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Brookston is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brookston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Brookston: 903 & 430<3>

The ZIP code for Brookston: 75421<4>

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, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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.

Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Lamar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
Reno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
Cooper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Delta County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooper <5>
Honey Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Honey Grove is located in Fannin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Grove <5>
Blossom
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blossom is located in Lamar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blossom <5>
Roxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roxton is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxton <5>
Ladonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ladonia is located in Fannin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladonia <5>
Windom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Fannin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <5>
Pecan Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Gap is located in Delta County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
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Sun Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brookston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) for Brookston was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookston.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brookston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Brookston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Brookston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Brookston). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brookston or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.