Brookesmith, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Brownwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76827. It stands on West Fork Clear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brookesmith quadrangle. It stands 1,348 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1887 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1889 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Brooksmith quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Brookesmith between 2006 and 2020, burning about 768 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM586 & FM1186 |
| 25 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 214 |
| 20 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHUMATE LANE |
| 18 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE |
| 10 September 2015 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 221 CR 222 |
| 1 September 2020 | Natural | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE |
| 20 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 75 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11501 FM586 |
| 13 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE CR 234 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brookesmith in 13 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 7 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Brookesmith | $50,000 | Seven inches of rain fell at Brookesmith in southern Brown County. |
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Brookesmith | $10,000 | A survey team found a tornado track that started just to the northeast of Brookesmith, crossing highway 377 where tree damage was observed. The tornado just missed a residence just to the east of highway 377. The tornado continued for about another 4 miles to the east of 377 causing significant tree damage. This tornado was associated with the same mesocyclone associated with the tornado near Rockwood. In addition, strong winds of 65 to 75 mph also followed this tornado. This tornado is likely associated with the funnel cloud that was observed from the City of Brownwood. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brookesmith | $10,000 | Strong winds moved through the community of Brookesmith in association with the squall line moving through the Heartland in the afternoon. The meso cyclone associated with the tornado earlier near Rockwood in Coleman county also passed very close to the Brookesmith communitym, however the storm survey team could not find torndao damage in Brookesmith. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Brookesmith | - | Public reported flooding south of Brownwood near US Highway 377 and FM 1176. Parts of the road had water up the doors of an SUV. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Brookesmith | - | The public reported tea cup size hail 5 miles northeast of Brookesmith. The report was from mping. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Brookesmith | - | The public reported baseball size hail (2.75 inch) to 3.25 inch diameter hail 4 miles northeast of Brookesmith. The report was from mping. |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Brookesmith | - | The road was impassable due to high water. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Brookesmith | - | The public reported baseball size hail in Brookesmith. Also, a broken windshield and siding damage. Also, a picture of the baseball size hail was sent over social media. The time was estimated by radar. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Brookesmith | - | The public reported golf ball size hail in Brookesmith. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Brookesmith | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Brookesmith | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Brookesmith | - | no account filed |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brookesmith | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dulin | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Winchell | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Dalzell | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Keys Crossing | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Indian Creek | 7.6 miles | 18 | |
| Bangs | 11.5 miles | 14 | |
| Woodland Heights | 12.0 miles | 20 | |
| Brownwood | 12.9 miles | 20 |
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 Brookesmith | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4974541 | 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 1352935. 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.




