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Welcome to Brookings ...

Brookings is located in Clay County<1>.


The location of Brookings has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookings, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Brookings is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brookings lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brookings is within the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Brookings ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brookings - they are located in Michigan, Oregon, South Dakota and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brookings.

Communities near Brookings ...

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

  • Paragould
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragould have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragould
    • Paragould is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragould <4>
  • Pocahontas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
    • Former names for Pocahontas:
    • Bettis Bluff
    • Betts Bluff
    • Pokakhontas
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <4>
  • Walnut Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Corning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Corning is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <4>
  • Marmaduke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
    • Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • College City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
    • College City is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
  • Lafe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
    • Lafe is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Reyno
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
    • Reyno is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
    • Former names for Reyno:
    • Cherokee Bay
    • Esselwood
    • Needmore
  • Maynard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookings ...

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

Adding Brookings to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookings 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 Brookings was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brookings post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookings.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookings. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brookings - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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