Brooks is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Adams County,

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, United States.

History

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

References

Unincorporated communities in Adams County, Iowa 1853 establishments in Iowa Populated places established in 1853 Unincorporated communities in Iowa {{AdamsCountyIA-geo-stub