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Welcome to Brookville ...

Brookville is located in Vermilion County<1>.

Brookville is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Brookville is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Brookville: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Brookville ...

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

  • Danville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Covington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Veedersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Catlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <4>
  • Oakwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Chrisman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Homer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Homer is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
  • Cayuga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <4>
  • Ridge Farm
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Brookville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.