Brooklyn, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Evergreen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36401. It stands on Bottle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brooklyn quadrangle. It stands 157 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
97 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Brooklyn between 1994 and 2020, burning about 833 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 26 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brooklyn in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2016 | Tornado (EF2) | Brooklyn | $750,000 | This tornado was produced from the same parent supercell thunderstorm that produced the EF-3 tornado in Century, FL. The tornado in Conecuh County first touched down south of County Road 6 and quickly strengthened as it crossed the road. EF-2 intensity damage was observed at the Johnsonville Volunteer Fire Department which was completely destroyed. Significant tree damage was noted in the area and a well built home suffered extensive roof damage. The tornado continued to the northwest toward the Johnsonville Circle area where a few homes suffered roof damage. A single wide mobile home on Johnsonville Circle was destroyed. The mobile home was not anchored. Damage in this area was consistent with EF-1 intensity. The tornado lifted in the woods just to the northeast of the end of Clinton Drive. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Brooklyn | $615,000 | The tornado continued east from the Damascus area of eastern Escambia County, Alabama, snapping or uprooting numerous hardwood and softwood trees along a 150 yard wide path. Alabama Forestry Commission estimates timber losses to be near 615,000 dollars. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | $4,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | - | High winds downed trees and powerlines just west of Brooklyn. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Brooklyn | - | Dime size hail was reported just west of Brooklyn. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Brooklyn | - | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Hail | Brooklyn | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgiaville | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Paul | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Johnsonville | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Melrose | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Spring Hill | 7.0 miles | 7 | |
| Mount Union | 8.5 miles | 7 | |
| Cohassett | 10.0 miles | 8 | |
| Nymph | 10.3 miles | 7 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Brooklyn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4974711 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 114956. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



