Welcome to Brookton ...

Brookton is located in Hall County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Brookton is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (470)<4>, (678) & (770).

Websites for Brookton ...

Junior League:   www.gainesvillehalljuniorleague.org/

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.

Communities near Brookton ...

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

• Gainesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
• Gainesville Mills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
  • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
• Willow ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
• Flowery Branch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery Branch
  • Flowery Branch is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowery Branch <5>
• Dahlonega
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
  • Dahlonega is located in Lumpkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlonega <5>
• Cornelia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
  • Cornelia is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelia <5>
• Oakwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <5>
• Cleveland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Blackshear Place
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackshear Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
  • Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
• Baldwin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <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 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 for Brookton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Brookton on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hall County: www.hallcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/