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Brooks is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along the New River to the north of the city of Hinton, the county seat of Summers County.[1] Its elevation is 1,657 feet (505 m).[2]

Brooks
Unincorporated community
Brooks viewed from the Brooks Falls Overlook in 2022
Brooks
Location within the state of West Virginia
Brooks
Brooks (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°43′27″N 80°53′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountySummers
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

History


Brooks is named for an early settler.[3][4]


References


  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brooks, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-01-18.
  3. Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. pp. 354.
  4. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 131.


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