Welcome to Brookland ...

Brookland is located in Potter County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Brookland, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Brookland is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Brookland: (814)

Communities Also Named Brookland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Brookland - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Maryland, North Dakota, Nova Scotia and Ontario.

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

Communities near Brookland ...

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

• Coudersport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coudersport
  • Coudersport is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coudersport <4>
• Galeton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
  • Galeton is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <4>
• Westfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• New Bergen ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
  • New Bergen is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
• Ulysses
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
  • Ulysses is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulysses <4>
• Oswayo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
  • Oswayo is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
• Ellisburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
  • Ellisburg is located in Potter County
• Sunderlinville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunderlinville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
  • Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
• Hector
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Hector is located in Potter County
• Sweden Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
  • Sweden Valley is located in Potter 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 Brookland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brookland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookland ...

Looking for more information about Brookland? 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 Brookland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brookland.

Adding Brookland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookland 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 Brookland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brookland post office opened in 1857.

We also found Brookland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/