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Community Description
Short Description: Gainesville is 15 miles from Brooker and Jacksonville is 55 miles. In 1838, a settlement called Ward City was established in this area. It was named after a locally prominent family. In 1892, Thomas R. Collins, a native of nearby Columbia County, bought a piece of property about a mile southwest of the present site of Brooker. His petition for a post office was granted in August of 1894 and he was made postmaster. He named the post office after the old Brooker Bridge across the Santa Fe River. The bridge had been named after Ed Brooker, a farmer in that area. Mr. Hulett Anderson was the town's first mayor. Property records in Brooker are still listed as Ward City.
Nearby communities include Lake Butler (9 miles), Alachua (12.5 miles), Waldo (13 miles), Hampton (13.5 miles), Gainesville (15.5 miles), Starke (16 miles), High Springs (18.5 miles) and Lawtey (21 miles).
Population: 352
Year of Incorporation: 1952
Location: North Central Florida
Median Home Price: $89,800
Tax Rate: 0.484
Taxes Levied (per capita): $5.00
Total Area: 0.53 square miles
City Hall: Town of Brooker
18881 Charlotte Ave, PO Box 127
Brooker, FL 32622
352.485.1022; 352.485.1433 Fax
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