Brookport, IL

Brookport is a city in Massac County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 725 residents. Brookport is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Brookport was founded by Charles Pell in 1855. The through line in Brookport is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Brookport makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Brookport was originally known as "Pellonia," after Pell. Brookport is located in southeastern Massac County on the north bank of the Ohio River, opposite Paducah, Kentucky. U.S. Route 45 traverses the city, connecting it with Paducah across the river to the south and Interstate 24 near Metropolis to the northwest.