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Welcome to Brooks County ...

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

The community of Quitman is the Seat for Brooks County.

Brooks County was founded in 1858. Brooks was created by taking area from Lowndes and Thomas Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Brooks had a population of 15,457 people. This is a decrease of 4.86% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,246 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brooks represented 0.17% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Brooks County:

  • Barwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fodie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fodie is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
  • Homeland
    • Homeland is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
    • Estimated population in 2019: 941 people
  • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
    • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
  • Morven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Morven is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <2>
  • Quitman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Quitman is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
  • Tallokas ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Tallokas is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
    • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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