Brooks, Iowa

Brooks, Iowa
Brooks, Iowa
Unincorporated community
	Brooks from Ginkgo Avenue facing north
	Brooks, Iowa Location within Iowa
	Coordinates: 40°57′55″N 94°48′18″W / 40.96528°N 94.80500°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Adams
Elevation	1,139 ft (347 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	641
GNIS feature ID	454843

Brooks is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Iowa, United States.

History

Brooks was originally called Canaan City, and under the latter name was founded circa 1853. The population was 200 in 1940.

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brooks, Iowa
↑ Tom Savage (August 1, 2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names. University of Iowa Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-58729-759-5.
↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 294.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Corning
Cities	Carbon Corning Lenox‡ Nodaway Prescott	Map of Iowa highlighting Adams County
Townships	Carl Colony Douglas Grant Jasper Lincoln Mercer Nodaway Prescott Quincy Union Washington
Unincorporated communities	Brooks Iveyville Quincy Nevinville Strand
Ghost town	Queen City
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Brooks, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Brooks from Ginkgo Avenue facing north
Brooks, Iowa Location within Iowa
Coordinates: 40°57′55″N 94°48′18″W / 40.96528°N 94.80500°W / 40.96528; -94.80500
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Adams
Elevation	1,139 ft (347 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	641
GNIS feature ID	454843