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

Brooksville was named in 1856 for Preston Brooks, a congressman from South Carolina known for his vicious beating of abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner. Brooksville is home to historic buildings and residences including the home of former Florida Governor William Sherman Jennings and football player Jerome Brown.