Welcome to Brookville ...

Brookville is located in Ocean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Brookville is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Brookville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Brookville: This one is located in Ocean County and the other is located in Hunterdon County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 23 communities that are also named Brookville - they are located in Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New York (2), Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Brookville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oc-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brookville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Brookville ...

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

• Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
• Waretown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waretown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
  • Waretown is located in Ocean County
• Manahawkin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manahawkin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
  • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
• Eagleswood Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleswood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
  • Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
• Forked River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
  • Forked River is located in Ocean County
• Mayetta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
  • Mayetta is located in Ocean County
• Beach Haven West
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Haven West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
  • Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
• Staffordville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
  • Staffordville is located in Ocean County
• Double Trouble ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
  • Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
• Dover Forge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
  • Dover Forge is located in Ocean County

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.

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.<4>

From that list, the Brookville post office opened in 1892.

We also found Brookville on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookville.