Welcome to Brookville ...

Brookville is located in Ogle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

Brookville is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brookville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Brookville: 815 & 779<3>

Communities Also Named Brookville ...

While we believe that this Brookville is located in Ogle County, we know of another 2 Illinois communities named Brookville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jasper and Vermilion County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 23 communities that are also named Brookville - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New York (2), Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brookville ...

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

Freeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Stephenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
Dixon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dixon
- From Brookville to Dixon
Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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- Sterling is located in Whiteside County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sterling
- From Brookville to Sterling
Rock Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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- Rock Falls is located in Whiteside County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Falls <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rock Falls
- From Brookville to Rock Falls
Oregon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Oregon is located in Ogle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oregon
- From Brookville to Oregon
Mount Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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- Mount Morris is located in Ogle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Morris
- From Brookville to Mount Morris
Polo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Polo is located in Ogle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Polo
- From Brookville to Polo
Mount Carroll
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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- Mount Carroll is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,562 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carroll <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Carroll
- From Brookville to Mount Carroll
Forreston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forreston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forreston
- Forreston is located in Ogle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forreston <5>
Lanark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Lanark is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanark <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lanark
- From Brookville to Lanark

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 Brookville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brookville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookville ...

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

Adding Brookville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookville 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 Brookville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brookville post office opened in 1848.

We also found Brookville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookville.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Ogle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brookville - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Brookville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Brookville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	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.
<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/