Welcome to Brooksville ...
Brooksville is located in Randolph 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 1840.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Brooksville has a population of 559 people<3> (see below for details).
Brooksville is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Brooksville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Brooksville (for example, toward Eufaula (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The area code for Brooksville: (229)
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brooksville had an population of 559 people. This is an increase of 6.68% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.08% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Brooksville had a population of 524 people (which is 6.79% of the total population of Randolph County).
With a 2010 count of 524 people, the population of Brooksville decreased 5.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 553 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Brooksville.
Communities Also Named Brooksville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Brooksville - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, 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.
- Clarks Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Dawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Dawson is located in Terrell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <5>
- Herod
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Cuthbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
- Cuthbert is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuthbert <5>
- Wades
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Stewart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
- Lumpkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Lumpkin is located in Stewart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumpkin <5>
- Shellman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Shellman is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shellman <5>
- Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Plains is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <5>
- Yeomans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 1840.
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 State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Brooksville. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brooksville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |