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Welcome to Brooks ...

The town of Brooks is located in Fayette County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Brooks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brooks has a population of 557 people<2> (see below for details).

Brooks is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brooks lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Brooks (for example, toward Roanoke (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Brooks: (470)<4>, (678) & (770).

The ZIP code for Brooks: 30205<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brooks had an population of 557 people. This is an increase of 6.3% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brooks had a population of 524 people. This makes Brooks the county's 4th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brooks.

Communities Also Named Brooks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Brooks: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Wilkinson County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 30 communities that are also named Brooks - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (2), California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oregon, Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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.

  • Peachtree City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Griffin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Foreston Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreston Place have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
    • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
  • Fayetteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Fayette Villa Estates
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette Villa Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
    • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
  • Windermere Woods
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windermere Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
    • Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
  • Riverdale Acres
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
    • Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
  • Riverdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hampton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamptons Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamptons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
    • Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brooks ...

Looking for more information about Brooks? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brooks, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor 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 on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

We also found Brooks in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brooks.

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 Fayette County: www.admin.co.fayette.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Brooks.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brooks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Of the area codes for Brooks, area code (470, 678) is an overlay.
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Brooks). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brooks or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.









 

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