Nearby Communities in the 1890s

We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Brooks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brooks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.

• New Chester ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • New Chester was located in Adams County
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• Oxford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford is located in Marquette County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
• Grand Marsh
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Marsh is also located in Adams County
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• Easton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Easton is also located in Adams County
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• Douglas Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
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  • Former name for Douglas Center:
  • Douglas Centre
• Adams Center ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Adams Center was located in Adams County
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  • Former name for Adams Center:
  • Adams Centre
• Big Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Big Spring is also located in Adams County
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• Packwaukee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
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• White Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • White Creek is also located in Adams County
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• Plainville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainville is also located in Adams County
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• Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dell Prairie was located in Adams County
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• Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pilot Knob was located in Adams County
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• Briggsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Briggsville is located in Marquette County
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• Harrisville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Harrisville is located in Marquette County
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• Friendship
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship is also located in Adams County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
• Lyndon Station
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
• Coloma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Coloma is located in Waushara County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Quincy ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Quincy was located in Adams County
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• Montello
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Montello is located in Marquette County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
• Richford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Richford is located in Waushara County
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• Dakota
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Dakota is located in Waushara County
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• Roche a Cri ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Roche a Cri was located in Adams County
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• Arkdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Arkdale is also located in Adams County
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• Lemonweir
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
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• Germania
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Germania is located in Marquette County
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