Brooklyn, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Baileyton-Joppa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35083. It stands on Tarkiln Branch. The Survey maps it on the Holly Pond quadrangle. It stands 938 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1888 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Holly Pond quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Holly Pond quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Holly Pond quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Brooklyn between 1997 and 2019, burning about 189 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Smoking | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160923-9 |
| 18 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | COUNTY ROAD 1561, AL |
| 18 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | COUNTY ROAD 1561, AL |
| 14 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180914-2 |
| 6 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140806-001 |
| 28 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1833 ROSWELL CREEK RD, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
19 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brooklyn in 19 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 2 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | 1 hurt | Damaging straight-line winds knocked a large tree down on a house north of Holly Pond. One injury was reported. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | $5,000 | Numerous trees were blown down near Holly Pond in the vicinity of county road 1714, with debris scattered around the area. Also, shingles and siding were blown off a house near the Pilgrim Rest Cemetary by severe thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | $2,000 | Power lines were knocked down at 1583 CR 1669. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down blocking the roadway at 2290 CR 1682. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down blocking the roadway at 2290 CR 1682. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down at the intersection of CR 1685 and CR 1682. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down and blocking the road at 1722 CR 1693. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | $1,000 | Two trees were downed along county road 1714 near Holly Pond. Hail up to quarter size was also falling at the time. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | $200 | A tree was knocked down onto the road along CR 1678. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | $200 | A tree was knocked down on CR 1699. Time estimated by radar. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Brooklyn | - | CR 1711 between 1727 and Brooklyn Road was reported impassable due to flash flooding. Depth of water estimated to be about 7 or 8 inches deep. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Brooklyn | - | Quarter size hail was reported in the Brooklyn community near Baileyton. Time was estimated from radar. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Brooklyn | - | Part of a backroad washed out along County Road 1716 in Cullman County. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Brooklyn | - | Brooklyn Road flooded near Mud Creek north of Holly Pond. Depth of water unknown. |
| January 2017 | Flash Flood | Brooklyn | - | Flash flooding reported along CR 1711 at Mud Creek. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Brooklyn | - | Portions of CR 1716 were washed away by flash flooding. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Brooklyn | - | Portions of CR 1716 were washed away by flash flooding. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Brooklyn | - | Hail up to the size of quarters fell and covered the ground along CR 1742 near the intersection with CR 1719. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | - | Thunderstorm winds produced structural damage and blew trees and power lines down along County Road 798 near Holly Pond. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Birdsong | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Baileyton | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Union Grove | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Holly Pond | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Fairview | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| New Harmony | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Baileytown | 4.9 miles | 17 |
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 Q4974712 | 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 114958. 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.









