Brooksville, Blount County, Alabama

Brooksville, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Brooksville, Alabama is located in Alabama
Brooksville, Alabama
Brooksville, Alabama
Brooksville, Alabama is located in the United States
Brooksville, Alabama
Brooksville, Alabama
Coordinates: 34°09′43″N 86°28′32″W / 34.16194°N 86.47556°W / 34.16194; -86.47556
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBlount
Elevation
801 ft (244 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes205, 659
GNIS feature ID114969[1]

Brooksville is an unincorporated community in Blount County, Alabama, United States, located at the junction of U.S. Route 278, Alabama State Route 74, and Alabama State Route 79, 8.7 miles (14.0 km) northeast of Blountsville.[2]

Brooksville is named for Henry Brooks, who settled in the area in 1836.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Brooksville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Blount County, Alabama General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. 2006. Retrieved March 13, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Foscue, Virginia (989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooksville,_Blount_County,_Alabama