Welcome to Brookville ...

Brookville is located in Vermilion County<1>.

The location of Brookville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Brookville is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brookville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Brookville is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Brookville: (217)

Communities Also Named Brookville ...

While we believe that this Brookville is located in Vermilion County, we know of another 2 Illinois communities named Brookville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jasper and Ogle County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 23 communities that are also named Brookville - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New York (2), Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brookville.

Communities near Brookville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brookville.

• Danville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Covington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Fountain County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Veedersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedersburg
  • Veedersburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veedersburg <4>
• Catlin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
  • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <4>
• Oakwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <4>
• Chrisman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <4>
• Homer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Cayuga
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
  • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <4>
• Ridge Farm
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Farm
  • Ridge Farm is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge Farm <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brookville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brookville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brookville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookville. See our Newspapers Page for Brookville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookville ...

Looking for more information about Brookville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Brookville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brookville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov