Brooksville Mississippi Map

About Brooksville, Mississippi

Brooksville is a locality in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 915. The population density is 222.3 people per km². Brooksville is located at 33.2346°N, 88.5823°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brooksville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39739.

Brooksville emerges from the flat, heavy soil of the prairie, defined by the persistent, winding path of Joes Creek that cuts through the landscape just beyond the edge of its quiet streets. It lies 20.1 miles south-southwest of Columbus, MS (from Columbus, MS: bearing 206°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north of Macon. The horizon is dominated by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Walnut Hills, which rise like a soft, bruised shadow against the evening sky. In the surrounding fields, the earth possesses a deep, dark fertility, supporting a quiet expanse of agriculture that stretches toward the horizon. Five miles away, the Black Prairie WMA offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and native flora, while Carpenters Lake sits six miles to the side, its surface often mirroring the vast, shifting clouds of the Mississippi afternoon.

Brooksville maintains a steady, deliberate pace, anchored in a history of agrarian labor that has long defined the rhythm of its residents. The economy draws its strength from the cycles of the harvest, with the local character shaped by generations who have worked this inland terrain. Architecture here favors a sturdy, practical modesty, reflecting the utilitarian needs of a place built far from the reach of the sea. Time seems to move with a measured gravity, evident in the way the light lingers over the fields at dusk, casting long, amber shadows across the roads. This is a place where the stillness is not an absence of life, but a density of it, held in the quiet industry of those who continue to cultivate the land.

About This Brooksville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brooksville, Mississippi. Coordinates: 33.234568, -88.582267. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Brooksville includes the ZIP code (39739), telephone area code (662), county seat of Noxubee County (Macon), and school district assignment (Noxubee County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.