THE BROOKHAVEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Rolling Plains setting.
Brookhaven city has 21.6 square miles of land in Lincoln County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Rolling Plains, within Mississippi Valley Loess Plains.
Windblown loess blankets irregular plains and rolling hills, with steeper bluffs near the Mississippi River. Flatter eastern areas contrast with the more deeply cut bluff country.
Regional context: Mississippi Valley Loess Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Brookhaven and Lincoln County
Brookhaven is associated with Lincoln County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Brookhaven by land and water
The Census records 0.09 square miles of water within Brookhaven, or 0.4% of its total area. That share is close to Lincoln County’s 0.3%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Brookhaven city has 4.8 times the land area of nearby Wesson town (4.51 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

