Brookesmith, Texas, Brown County. (original) (raw)

Brookesmith Post Office, TX 76827
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2008

History in a Pecan Shell

Like Tomball, and Edcouch, the town was named for both the first and last names of a Brownwood man named Brooke Smith.

The year was 1902 and a man named David Smith honored his friend (or relative) by naming the town after him. The next year a post office was granted and the town had three cotton gins at one point.

In recent years the town still had their post office, a store and gas station. The Smith cemetery is shown on detailed county maps.

First Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey, 9-04
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Brookesmith School old and new gym
Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey, 9-04
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