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Welcome to Brookhaven ...

The city of Brookhaven is located in Lincoln County<1> and is the County Seat for Lincoln County.



Google driving directions from your current location to Brookhaven


While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookhaven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brookhaven has a population of 11,949 people<2> (see below for details).

Brookhaven is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Brookhaven: 601 & 769<4>

The ZIP code for Brookhaven: 39601<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brookhaven had an population of 11,949 people. This is a decrease of 4.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brookhaven had a population of 12,513 people (which is 35.86% of the total population of Lincoln County). This makes Brookhaven the county's most populous community.

The population of Brookhaven represents 0.42% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 34th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,513 people, the population of Brookhaven increased 26.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,861 people).

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

Communities Also Named Brookhaven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Brookhaven - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia (4), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Brookhaven ...

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

  • Hazlehurst
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wesson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
    • Wesson is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <6>
  • Monticello
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <6>
  • Beauregard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
    • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Montgomery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montgomery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Montgomery

      From Brookhaven to Montgomery

  • New Sight
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
    • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to New Sight

      From Brookhaven to New Sight

  • Cobbs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
    • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Cobbs

      From Brookhaven to Cobbs

  • Wellman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
    • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Wellman

      From Brookhaven to Wellman

  • Norfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
    • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Norfield

      From Brookhaven to Norfield

  • Nola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
    • Nola is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Nola

      From Brookhaven to Nola

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookhaven. Our list includes 21 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Brookhaven.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookhaven ...

Looking for more information about Brookhaven? 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 Brookhaven, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brookhaven.

Adding Brookhaven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Brookhaven post office opened in 1835.

We also found Brookhaven in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookhaven.

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Brookhaven.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brookhaven - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Brookhaven area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Brookhaven area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Brookhaven). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brookhaven or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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