Brooksville, Georgia

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

History

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

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brooksville
  2. ^ a b 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.

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