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Brookland’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Brookland is a city in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,064 at the 2020 census. (Estimated population as of 2026 is 4,854). It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,642 to 4,064 (+148%). Half of its homes were built before 2003.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Brookland yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Brookland, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Brookland is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Brookland has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Victor Cicero Kays House in Jonesboro, 6.7 miles away.

Brookland and the nearest listed places

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Victor Cicero Kays HouseArkansas State College Historic DistrictBridge Street BridgeMercantile Bank BuildingCraighead County CourthouseJonesboro U.S. Post Office and Courthouse

Closest to Brookland

Victor Cicero Kays HouseJonesboro · Building6.7miArkansas State College Historic DistrictJonesboro · District6.9miBridge Street BridgeJonesboro · Built 19377.9miMercantile Bank BuildingJonesboro · Building8.2miCraighead County CourthouseJonesboro · Building8.3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Victor Cicero Kays House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Brookland?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Brookland’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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nearby towns’ history
📜 Jonesboro📜 Lake City📜 Bay📜 Paragould
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