what county is brookhaven ms in
Brookhaven, Mississippi. Brookhaven (pronounced locally: broo-KAY-vÉn) is a small city in Lincoln County, Mississippi, southwest from the state capital of Jackson. The population was 12,520 at the 2010 U.S. Census. It is the county seat of Lincoln County. It was named after the Town of Brookhaven, New York, by founder Samuel Jayne in 1818.