Brookeville dates to 1794, and 50% of its homes were built before 1940
2 places in town are on the National Register, among them two historic districts with 35 buildings between them.
How Brookeville began
When was Brookeville founded?
Brookeville dates its founding to 1794 (Wikidata).
2 listings protect 35 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Brookeville’s history
What year was Brookeville founded?
In 1794, according to Wikidata.
What is on the National Register in Brookeville?
Two places: the Brookeville Woolen Mill and House (listed 1978) and the Brookeville Historic District (1979).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (2) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.