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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Brooksville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brooksville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pottawatomie County: Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, Pontotoc & Seminole.

Below are the counties that are near Brooksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooksville:

  • Pottawatomie County     (The home county of Brooksville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Tecumseh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Macomb
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Macomb is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <1>
    • Bethel Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
    • Pink
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
    • Shawnee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>
    • Earlsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Louis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tribbey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Maud
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
    • Dale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Johnson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • McLoud
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <1>
    • Asher
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Asher is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asher <1>
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Etowah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Little Axe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
    • Maguire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Maguire is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
    • Franklin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Slaughterville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
    • Noble
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Noble is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>
    • Lexington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hall Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
    • Norman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Norman is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
    • Moore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Moore is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
  • Garvin County
    • Stratford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Jacktown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Meeker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Prague
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Byars
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Rosedale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosedale is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Purcell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldsby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Okfuskee County
    • Paden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Newalla
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woods
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Woods is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Choctaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Midwest City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicoma Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jones is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <1>
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Oil Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
    • Bebee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
    • Byng
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Byng is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
    • Bowlegs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Seminole
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lima
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lima is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Konawa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wewoka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cromwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Sasakwa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooksville, see our County-by-County Page for Brooksville.

Cemeteries Near Brooksville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooksville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brooksville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.

  • Brooksville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ruggles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Romulus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tecumseh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (200 more) ...
    • Bethel UMC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Brooksville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooksville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.

  • Tecumseh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Romulus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
  • Anderson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Shawnee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>
  • Etowah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Dale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Eason
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eason is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
  • Sacred Heart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
  • Stella
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stella is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Denver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Denver is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Bellemont
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
  • Clifton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Clifton is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Franklin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Noble
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Noble is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>
    • Lexington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooksville.

Newspapers Published in Brooksville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 215 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooksville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooksville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooksville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brooksville:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brooksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brooksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.