Brooklyn, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Welchs Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42261. It stands on Phelps Creek. The Survey maps it on the Welchs Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1925 USGS Spring Lick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Welchs Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Brooklyn between 2001 and 2012, burning about 172 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 August 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BLADDER FI |
| 12 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brooklyn in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | - | A tree was down on Brooklyn Chapel Road. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Brooklyn | - | Water was flowing over Brooklyn Love Road. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Brooklyn | - | Quarter sized hail was observed in Butler County. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | - | Trees were blown down along Brownsville Road. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Brooklyn | - | Excessive rainfall resulted in flooded and impassable roadways near the intersection of Love Brooklyn and Brooklyn roads. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Brooklyn | - | Broadcast media relayed a report from a viewer of 12 to 18 inches of water covering portions of KY 340 near Brooklyn. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple View | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Grancer | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Huldeville | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Love | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Casey | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Jetson | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Centhro (historical) | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Monford | 3.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507591. 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.





