Welcome to Brooks ...
Brooks is located in Adams County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brooks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
Brooks is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Brooks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Brooks: 608 & 353<3>
Communities Also Named Brooks ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Brooks - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oregon, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brooks.
Communities near Brooks ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brooks.
- Wisconsin Dells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Lake Delton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Montello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Lyndon Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Endeavor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Coloma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brooks.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brooks. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooks. See our Newspapers Page for Brooks.
Adding Brooks to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brooks 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Brooks post office opened in 1915.
We also found Brooks in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brooks.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brooks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brooks - 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Brooks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Brooks area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |