Welcome to Brooksville ...

Brooksville is located in Blount County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brooksville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

Brooksville is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Brooksville and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Brooksville: (205) & (269)<4>

Communities Also Named Brooksville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Brooksville: This one is located in Blount County and the other is located in Morgan County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 10 communities that are also named Brooksville - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Communities near Brooksville ...

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

• Albertville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
  • Albertville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albertville <5>
• Boaz
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Boaz is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <5>
• Guntersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
  • Guntersville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
  • Former names for Guntersville:
  • Gunter's Ferry
  • Gunter's Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <5>
• Arab
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
  • Arab is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <5>
• Oneonta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <5>
• Hanceville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanceville
  • Hanceville is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanceville <5>
• Blountsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
  • Blountsville is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountsville <5>
• Cleveland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Altoona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <5>
• Snead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
  • Snead is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snead <5>

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 Brooksville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brooksville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brooksville. 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 Brooksville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brooksville ...

Looking for more information about Brooksville? 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 Brooksville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brooksville.

Adding Brooksville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brooksville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brooksville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brooksville post office opened in 1836.

We also found Brooksville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brooksville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/