Welcome to Brooksville ...

The city of Brooksville is located in Hernando County<1> and is the County Seat for Hernando County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brooksville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brooksville has a population of 8,582 people<2> (see below for details).

Brooksville is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brooksville is located in the (352) area code.

The ZIP codes for Brooksville: 34601-34603, 34605, 34613-34614<4>

Websites for Brooksville ...

Official Website:   www.ci.brooksville.fl.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hernandochamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brooksville had an population of 8,582 people. This is an increase of 11.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brooksville had a population of 7,719 people. This makes Brooksville the county's most populous community.

The population of Brooksville represents 0.04% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 177th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,719 people, the population of Brooksville increased 6.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,264 people).

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

Communities Also Named Brooksville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Brooksville - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Communities near Brooksville ...

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

• Inverness
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
  • Inverness is located in Citrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inverness <5>
• Dade City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dade City
  • Dade City is located in Pasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dade City <5>
• Bushnell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Bushnell is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <5>
• San Antonio
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
  • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
  • Former name for San Antonio:
  • Lake Jovita
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <5>
• Saint Leo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
  • Saint Leo is located in Pasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Leo <5>
• Weeki Wachee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee
  • Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeki Wachee <5>
• Wiscon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
  • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
• Lake Lindsey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
  • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
• Brookridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
  • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
• Hill 'n Dale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
  • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando 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 Brooksville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brooksville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooksville. Our list includes 19 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Brooksville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brooksville ...

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

Adding Brooksville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brooksville 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 Brooksville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Brooksville on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brooksville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Brooksville: www.ci.brooksville.fl.us/

The official website for Hernando County: www.co.hernando.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/