Brooksville, Georgia

Brooksville is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

The community was named after Balaam Brooks.[2] A variant name was "Brookville".[1] Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Brooksville" in 1870, with the town limits extending in a 0.5-mile (800 m) radius from the Methodist church.[3] Brooksville was dissolved as a municipality in 1995.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brooksville
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 26. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1870. p. 172.

Coordinates: 31°52′25″N 84°39′24″W / 31.87361°N 84.65667°W / 31.87361; -84.65667

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