Brocton is a village in Embarrass Township, Edgar County, Illinois, United States.

[3] According to the 2010 census, Brocton has a total area of 0.58 square miles (1.50 km2), all land.

20.55% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.96% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The Brocton High School mascot was the "Purple Martins".

[7] Brocton is a prominent location in the David Baldacci novel Memory Man.