Editing Brooks County, Georgia (section)

== Geography ==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|498|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|493|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.8|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

The eastern boundary of the county is made up of the [[Little River (Withlacoochee River)]] and the [[Withlacoochee River (Suwannee River)|Withlacoochee River]], which together meander along a distance of over {{convert|100|mi|km}} to form that boundary. These river boundaries are shared with Cook and Lowndes counties. The southern boundary of the county has a mutual east–west interface of about {{convert|25|mi|km}} with Florida, although it is not continuous. The county is discontinuous along the Florida border, with the easternmost section about a mile east of the rest of the county. This section presently consists of one parcel, recorded as {{convert|350|acre|km2}}, although it has a border with Florida of almost {{convert|2|mi|km}}. The county shares a north–south boundary about {{convert|26|mi|km}} in length with Thomas County to the west. It also shares an east–west boundary of {{convert|10|mi|km}} and a north–south boundary of {{convert|3|mi|km}} with Colquitt County to the northwest. The county has over 10,000 parcels of land, with 19 over {{convert|2000|acre|km2}} and two more than {{convert|5000|acre|km2}}.

The county is home to several endangered plant and animal species, including the Pond Spicebush, the Wood Stork, and the Eastern Indigo snake.

The majority of Brooks County, including the northwestern portion, all of central Brooks County, and the southeastern corner, is located in the [[Withlacoochee River (Suwannee River)|Withlacoochee River]] sub-basin of the [[Suwannee River]] basin. Most of the southern edge of the county is located in the [[Aucilla River]] sub-basin of the larger Aucilla-[[Waccasassa River|Waccasassa]] basin. The county's northeastern portion, centered on [[Morven, Georgia|Morven]] and including [[Barney, Georgia|Barney]], is located in the [[Little River (Withlacoochee River)|Little River]] sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=November 27, 2015 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003004639/http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Adjacent counties ===
* [[Cook County, Georgia|Cook County]] - northeast  (created 1918 from [[Berrien County, Georgia|Berrien County]])
* [[Lowndes County, Georgia|Lowndes County]] - east  (created 1825 from [[Irwin County, Georgia|Irwin County]])
* [[Madison County, Florida|Madison County]], [[Florida]] - southeast
* [[Jefferson County, Florida|Jefferson County]], [[Florida]] - southwest
* [[Thomas County, Georgia|Thomas County]] - west   (created 1825 from [[Early County, Georgia|Early]] and [[Decatur County, Georgia|Decatur]] counties)
* [[Colquitt County, Georgia|Colquitt County]] - northwest  (created in 1856 from Thomas and Lowndes counties)

=== Communities ===

==== Cities ====
* [[Barwick, Georgia|Barwick]] (partly in [[Thomas County, Georgia]])
* [[Morven, Georgia|Morven]]
* [[Pavo, Georgia|Pavo]] (partly in [[Thomas County, Georgia]])
* [[Quitman, Georgia|Quitman]]

==== Unincorporated communities ====
* [[Barney, Brooks County, Georgia|Barney]]
* [[Dixie, Brooks County, Georgia|Dixie]]
* [[Grooverville, Georgia|Grooverville]]
* [[Pidcock, Georgia|Pidcock]]