Profile for Brookhaven, Mississippi, MS

Former and merged names include:
· Bogue Chitto

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 40. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 4.1 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Ole Brook Festival - Sept. 15, 2007
• Exchange Club Fair - July 28-Aug. 4, 2007

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Brookhaven

Cemeteries (16)

Hotels (5)

Libraries (1)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Brookhaven
• School enrollment & education levels in Brookhaven
• Transportation & commute times in Brookhaven
• Lincoln County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Mississippi
• State data - Mississippi
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Brookhaven demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Lincoln County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 39601 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce

4% of Brookhaven residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Brookhaven ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Brookhaven
• Cemeteries in Lincoln County
• Libraries in or near Brookhaven

Post a query on a message board:

• Lincoln County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MS data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Brookhaven museums
• Brookhaven historic sites
• Brookhaven area parks

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• Brookhaven area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Lincoln County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Mississippi cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Brookhaven
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Lincoln County

• Brookhaven business guide
• Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses

• Courts in Mississippi
• Local ordinances in Mississippi (Partial selection)

• Crime in Lincoln County
• Arrests in Lincoln County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Mississippi
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Brookhaven was $13,695, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Lincoln County economic census
• Lincoln County economic summary
• Lincoln County employment growth
• Lincoln County unemployment rate
• Mississippi economic data

18% of Brookhaven residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Brookhaven
• Colleges in Mississippi
• Learning Disabilities Association in Mississippi
• Schools in or near Brookhaven
• School districts in or near Brookhaven
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Mississippi high schools

• Movies playing in or near Brookhaven
• YouTube videos about Brookhaven

• Air pollution in Lincoln County
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• Land contamination in Lincoln County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Mississippi
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Lincoln County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Mississippi

Brookhaven festival dates:

• Ole Brook Festival - Sept. 15, 2007
• Exchange Club Fair - July 28-Aug. 4, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

• ePodunk festival listings
• Mississippi county fairs
• Mississippi festivals (Mississippi tourism department)
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• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Brookhaven
• Geocaches in Mississippi

• Brookhaven items now on sale

• Lincoln County government
• Mississippi state government
• Driver's licenses
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• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
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• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Brookhaven medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Mississippi
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Brookhaven
• Historic sites in Mississippi
• Museums in or near Brookhaven
• Museums in Mississippi
• Mississippi state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Lincoln County genealogy forum

Median rent in Brookhaven, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $275.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $855.

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• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Mississippi
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Brookhaven include Lincoln County Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Brookhaven

• Mississippi library

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• Census map of Brookhaven area
• Historic maps of MS cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Mississippi
• Topographic map of Brookhaven

Newspapers in Brookhaven include Brookhaven Daily Leader

• Daily newspapers in or near Brookhaven
• AM radio stations in or near Brookhaven
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• Media ownership in the Brookhaven area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Mississippi

• Military bases in Mississippi
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Brookhaven
• Search obituaries in Mississippi
• Recent death notices - selected MS newspapers

• Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Mississippi
• Lions clubs in Mississippi
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Brookhaven
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Brookhaven

• Parks near Brookhaven
• National forests in Mississippi
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• Aerial photo of Brookhaven
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Lincoln County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Brookhaven political report.

• Mississippi Democratic party
• Mississippi Republican party
• Mississippi elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Brookhaven
• Total membership by faith, in Lincoln County

• Chowhound message boards for MS

The average commute time for Brookhaven workers is 24 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Brookhaven include Best Western, Comfort Inn Brookhaven, Days Inn, Lincoln Inn & Suites, Super 8.

• Brookhaven travel guide
• Airports near Brookhaven
• Amtrak station in Brookhaven
• Hotels near Brookhaven
• Mississippi tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• Mississippi coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Mississippi
• Wildlife refuges in Mississippi

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