Brooksville

Brooksville is an incorporated city in Hernando County, Florida. It is the county seat of Hernando County.  It is a suburban city included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
Brooksville, originally known as Melendez, was first settled about 1843. A map printed in 1855 shows the town of Melendez as being the capital of Benton County, the former name of Hernando County. It remained the county seat of Hernando County for more than one hundred years.