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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Brooksville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brooksville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Brooksville is located in Randolph County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Randolph County: Calhoun, Clay, Quitman, Stewart, Terrell & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Brooksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooksville:

  • Randolph County     (The home county of Brooksville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Wades
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wades is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
    • Shellman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cuthbert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Points
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Five Points is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Coleman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Edison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Morgan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Leary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Williamsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Holt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Holt is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Arlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Chattahoochee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Cusseta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Ida Vesper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
      • Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Bellville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
    • Bluffton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Gaines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Smithville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Leesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Draneville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Draneville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
    • Glen Alta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Glen Alta is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
    • Putnam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Putnam is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
  • Quitman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Morris
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hatcher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
    • Georgetown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Georgetown is located in Quitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Stewart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Mount Zion ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Richland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lumpkin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Sanford is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
    • Louvale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Florence is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Omaha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Plains
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Thalean
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Thalean is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
    • Sumter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Concord is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Shiloh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Americus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Terrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Parrott
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Yeomans
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Yeomans is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
    • Dawson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bronwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Herod
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Herod is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
    • Olivers Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
    • Clarks Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
    • Sasser
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Weston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Leveretts
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Leveretts is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
    • Preston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Barbour County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Eufaula
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Eufaula is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,621 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <1>
    • Big Eddy ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Big Eddy is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
  • Russell County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Jernigan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jernigan is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
    • Cottonton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cottonton is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
    • Loflin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooksville, see our County-by-County Page for Brooksville.

Cemeteries Near Brooksville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooksville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brooksville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.

  • Margus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Benevolence Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pierces Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Turkey Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rehoboth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rehoboth Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Shellman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1349845 <2>
  • Rehoboth Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Foremans Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...
    • Weston Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Weston Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Texas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Texas Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Lumpkin.
      • The Texas Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Mt. Zion Webster Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2644396 <2>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Brooksville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooksville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.

  • Benevolence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Benevolence is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence
  • Leveretts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Leveretts is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
  • Weston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shellman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Parrott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kimbrough
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kimbrough is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
  • Cuthbert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gooseberry ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gooseberry is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
  • Springvale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Springvale is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Randall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Randall is located in Stewart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Cottondale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cottondale is located in Terrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Dawson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lumpkin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Preston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooksville.

Newspapers Published in Brooksville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooksville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooksville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooksville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brooksville:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brooksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brooksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.