Brooksville, Alabama
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Somerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35670. It lies near Mason Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Mason Ridge quadrangle. It stands 814 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 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 Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Mason Ridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Mason Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Mason Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
124 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Brooksville between 1994 and 2019, burning about 950 acres in total. None started naturally. 22 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 | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190909-7 |
| 7 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180924-1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Brooksville: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant 4 Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brooksville in 18 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooksville | 1 killed, $41,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed two large trees onto a mobile home at 531 South Bethel Road. Tragically, the occupant was killed by the fallen trees. |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Brooksville | $20,000 | A EF-0 tornado snapped and uprooted numerous large pine trees between Shoal Creek Road and Natural Bridge Road. Sporadic tree and structural damage to a shed occurred along Natural Bridge Road, which is just north of Pine Road. Estimated peak wind speed was 85 mph. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooksville | $3,000 | A large pine tree was blown down on Tall Pine road. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooksville | $2,000 | A tree and power line were knocked down at 1466 Highway 67 South. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooksville | $2,000 | A tree and power line were knocked down at 1111 South Bethel Drive. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooksville | $2,000 | A tree was knocked down across the road taking down power lines on Jones Avenue in Priceville. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooksville | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree which ruptured a propane gas tank at a residence in the Cedar Grove community. The storms then knocked a large oak tree onto a residence on Bethel Road. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooksville | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down across the roadway on South Bethel Road. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooksville | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down across Bethel Circle. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooksville | $500 | A tree was knocked down on Natural Bridge Road, completely blocking the road. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooksville | $400 | Outflow winds from a decaying thunderstorm to the south knocked down a large tree on Bethel Road between Walnut Grove Church and Shoal Creek Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooksville | $200 | A tree was knocked down at 1100 Natural Bridge Road. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooksville | $200 | A tree was knocked down and blocking a road. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooksville | - | A storage building was blown off its foundation at this location. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooksville | - | A storage building was damage and siding was damaged at a home along Tabscott Road. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooksville | - | Trees were knocked down on power lines at Autumn Wood Trail at Price Mountain Drive. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Brooksville | - | A tornado developed along Bethel Road about two miles south of Priceville. The tornado tracked southeast up a ridge into a residential area along Spring Valley Road and Spring Valley Trail. Wind speeds in the tornado ranged from 60 to 80 mph snapping numerous large tree limbs. At least one tall hardwood tree was partially uprooted while another was fully uprooted although it had a rotted base. A large portion of a tree was toppled onto a home along River Valley Trail causing damage to siding, gutters and the rooftop. The tornado then lifted upon reaching Shoal Creek Road. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooksville | - | Trees were reported blown down on the 1000 block of Thompson Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Six Way | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Priceville | 2.7 miles | 25 | |
| Clemons Crossroad | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Cave Springs | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Rocky Point | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Somerville | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Burningtree Mountain | 3.7 miles | 25 |
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 Brooksville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4975135 | 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 114970. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.









