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Welcome to Brookton ...

Brookton is located in Hall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Brookton is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Brookton: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities Also Named Brookton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Brookton - they are located in Maine, New York and Ohio.

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

Websites for Brookton ...

Junior League:   www.gainesvillehalljuniorleague.org/

Communities near Brookton ...

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

  • Gainesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gainesville Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
  • Willow ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
  • Flowery Branch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Dahlonega
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornelia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Oakwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cleveland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Blackshear Place
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
  • Baldwin
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Brookton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brookton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookton ...

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

Adding Brookton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookton 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 (so far) for Brookton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brookton post office opened in 1914. The Brookton post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Hall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brookton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Brookton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Brookton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/