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Welcome to Brookes Corner ...

Brookes Corner is located in Fauquier County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Brookes Corner: Brookes Cor. (or less commonly used: Brookes Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Brookes Corner for more information about variations on the name of Brookes Corner.

Brookes Corner is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Brookes Corner: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Brookes Corner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brookes Corner.

  • Petersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Manassas Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Purcellville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Warrenton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Haymarket
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Middleburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Round Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Zulla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Zulla is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
  • Ada
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ada is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Halfway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Halfway is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookes Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fauquier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brookes Corner - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Brookes Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Brookes Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.