Spencer Brook is an unincorporated community in Spencer Brook Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.

Spencer Brook
Unincorporated community
The 1874 Spencer Brook School
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Coordinates: 45°31′19″N 93°26′26″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Isanti
Township	Spencer Brook Township
Elevation	951 ft (290 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55371
Area code(s)	763
GNIS feature ID	654954[1]

Isanti County Roads 7 and 40 are two of the main routes in the community. Spencer Brook is located between Bradford and Princeton. The Rum River and Spencer Brook both flow through the community.

Spencer Brook was one of the first communities in Isanti County, settled in the late 1850s by Yankees from the east coast, many Civil War veterans. Spencer Brook includes the historic country school and Able Hearts Community and Christian Counseling formerly Spencer Brook United Methodist Church. It was named after Benjamin Nicholson Spencer (1806-1881) who came from Turkeyfoot, PA and came to Minnesota in 1854 and was Alderman of the 1st Ward of Spencer Brook Township. Benjamin was a Judge, carpenter, and farmer.

References

The Princeton Union March 31, 1881 page 1.

• Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2013/2014 edition