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Welcome to Brookhaven ...

Brookhaven is located

Brookhaven is located in Bell County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookhaven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Brookhaven is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brookhaven lies within the (254) area code.

Websites for Brookhaven ...

Junior League:   www.jlbellco.org/

Communities Also Named Brookhaven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Brookhaven: This one is located in Bell County and the other is located in Harris County.

Beyond Texas, there are 26 communities that are also named Brookhaven - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia (4), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, 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.

  • Killeen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killeen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killeen
    • Killeen is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153,991 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killeen <5>
  • Temple
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Copperas Cove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperas Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperas Cove
    • Copperas Cove is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copperas Cove <5>
  • Harker Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harker Heights
    • Harker Heights is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,071 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harker Heights <5>
  • Belton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gatesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Nolanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Morgan's Point Resort
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan's Point Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point Resort
    • Morgan's Point Resort is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan's Point Resort <5>
  • Troy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
  • Salado
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Brookhaven, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brookhaven.

Adding Brookhaven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookhaven in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brookhaven was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Brookhaven in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Brookhaven post office opened in 1884.

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 Bell County: www.bellcountytx.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brookhaven - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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