Brookland, Arkansas

Overview

• Location: Craighead County, Arkansas
• Legal status: Town
• Population: 1,332 (Change since 1990: +44.9%)
• Founded: 1882 by Archibald Brooks
• Name origin: Archibald Brooks

Geography

• Located on US 49 northeast of Jonesboro
• Latitude: 35°53'60" N   (+35.9000)
• Longitude: 90°34'55" W   (-90.5819)
• Elevation: 266 feet above sea level
• Civil township: Brookland
• Land area: 1.1 square miles

As the crow flies, Brookland is...

• 1.8 miles NE of Jonesboro Junction
• 2.1 miles S of Antioch
• 2.5 miles SW of Smithville
• 2.6 miles SW of Aetna
• 2.9 miles NE of Farrville
• 3.6 miles N of Whitburg
• 3.6 miles S of Goobertown
• 3.8 miles E of Buck Snort
• 4.0 miles NW of Burnt Hill
• 4.4 miles SE of Greensboro
• 7.9 miles NE of Jonesboro

History

Name origin

Named by Archibald Brooks when he applied for a post office

Demographics