Brooks Minnesota Map

About Brooks, Minnesota

Brooks is a locality in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 133. The population density is 46.9 people per km². Brooks is located at 47.8144°N, 96.0023°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56715.

Brooks, Minnesota, unfolds under a sky that seems to stretch further here, a vast canvas of blue punctuated by the slow drift of clouds. It lies 48.4 miles east of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 99°T), and is situated 13.5 miles east-south-east of Red Lake Falls. The land itself is a study in subtle contours, rolling gently toward horizons that promise little interruption. Fields of grain, gold in the summer sun and pale stubble in the autumn, define the immediate landscape, their neat rectangles a testament to human endeavor against the wilder impulse of the prairie. Drainage ditches, like silver threads, trace their way across the terrain, carrying away the meltwater and the summer rains, a necessary surgery on the flat expanse. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of damp earth and distant hay, a fragrance that speaks of open spaces and the turning of seasons. The history of Brooks is written in the quiet persistence of agriculture, a story of generations who have coaxed sustenance from this fertile soil. Its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the land, with crops like wheat and corn forming the backbone of local prosperity. The railway, a vital artery in earlier times, brought settlers and shaped the growth of Brooks, connecting it to wider markets and distant cities. Though the echoes of that steam-powered past are faint, the spirit of self-reliance and hard work remains palpable. You can sense it in the way the local businesses, modest but sturdy, serve the needs of the surrounding farms, in the unhurried conversations at the general store, and in the shared understanding that life here is built on the steady, predictable rhythm of the earth.

About This Brooks Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Brooks, Minnesota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Brooks and Red Lake County.

Detailed location data for Brooks includes the ZIP code (56715), telephone area code (320), county seat of Red Lake County (Red Lake Falls), and school district assignment (Red Lake County Central Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Brooks is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.