Welcome to Brooksville ...

Brooksville is located in Hancock County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brooksville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brooksville has a population of 915 people<3> (see below for details).

Brooksville is near sea level<4>.

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

Brooksville is located in the (207) area code.

The ZIP code for Brooksville: 04617<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brooksville had an population of 915 people. This is a decrease of 2.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brooksville had a population of 934 people. This makes Brooksville the county's 22nd most populous community.

The population of Brooksville represents 0.07% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 292nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 934 people, the population of Brooksville increased 2.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 911 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brooksville.

Communities Also Named Brooksville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Brooksville - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Communities near Brooksville ...

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

• Ellsworth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
  • Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <6>
• Belfast
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Belfast is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfast <6>
• Bucksport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
  • Bucksport is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucksport <6>
• Blue Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
  • Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <6>
• Searsport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsport
  • Searsport is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searsport <6>
• Lincolnville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
  • Lincolnville is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnville <6>
• Orland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
  • Orland is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <6>
• Mount Desert
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Desert
  • Mount Desert is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Desert <6>
• Deer Isle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Isle
  • Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Isle <6>
• Southwest Harbor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Harbor
  • Southwest Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southwest Harbor <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brooksville ...

Looking for more information about Brooksville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brooksville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brooksville.

Adding Brooksville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brooksville 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 Brooksville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brooksville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/