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Brooks, Wisconsin

Brooks, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Brooks is located in Wisconsin
Brooks
Brooks
Brooks is located in the United States
Brooks
Brooks
Coordinates: 43°49′31″N 89°38′40″W / 43.82528°N 89.64444°W / 43.82528; -89.64444
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyAdams
TownNew Chester
Elevation
290 m (951 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
GNIS feature ID1562240[1]

Brooks is an unincorporated community located, in the town of New Chester, Adams County, Wisconsin, United States. Brooks is 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Oxford.

The community was originally named Brookings, but shortened its name at the Chicago and North Western Railway's request. It once had a post office, which opened in 1915.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brooks, Wisconsin
  2. ^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 39. ISBN 9780299309640.


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