Welcome to Brooker ...

The town of Brooker is located in Bradford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brooker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brooker has a population of 336 people<2> (see below for details).

Brooker is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brooker lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brooker is within the boundaries of the (352) area code.

The ZIP code for Brooker: 32622<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brooker had an population of 336 people. This is a decrease of 0.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brooker had a population of 338 people. This makes Brooker the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 338 people, the population of Brooker decreased 3.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 352 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brooker.

Communities Also Named Brooker ...

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

Communities near Brooker ...

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

• Gainesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
• Alachua
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alachua
  • Alachua is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alachua <5>
• High Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs
  • High Springs is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Springs <5>
• Starke
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke
  • Starke is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starke <5>
• Lake Butler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butler
  • Lake Butler is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Butler <5>
• Keystone Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Heights
  • Keystone Heights is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone Heights <5>
• Waldo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <5>
• Lawtey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtey
  • Lawtey is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawtey <5>
• Hampton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• La Crosse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • La Crosse is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <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 Brooker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brooker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brooker ...

Looking for more information about Brooker? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brooker, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brooker.

Adding Brooker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brooker 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 Brooker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brooker post office opened in 1894.

We also found Brooker on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brooker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradford-co-fla.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/