Brookwood Alabama Map

About Brookwood, Alabama

Brookwood is a locality in Limestone County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,504. The population density is 115.5 people per km². Brookwood is located at 33.2398°N, 87.3315°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brookwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35613, 36773, 36606.

Brookwood emerges from the humid, red-clay expanse of the Alabama interior, where the landscape settles into a quiet intensity of heavy air and dense, persistent woods. It lies 2.1 miles east-southeast of Athens, AL (from Athens, AL: bearing 108°T), and is situated 12.5 miles west-northwest of Madison. The earth here holds a deep, rusted hue, grounding the atmosphere while the nearby Interior Low Plateau defines the subtle, uneven horizon that stretches toward the distant Gray Ridge. Near the edges of the settlement, the waters of Montgomery Lake offer a stillness that mirrors the thick canopy of hardwood, while the narrow, winding path of Swan Creek cuts through the terrain, its currents marking the slow cadence of the land. Within the quiet perimeter of Athens-Limestone Park, the vegetation grows thick and wild, trapping the heat of the afternoon until the light turns thin and amber, casting long, reaching shadows across the pine needles.

Brookwood bears the weight of a history rooted in the extraction of coal, an industry that once dictated the tempo of the morning whistle and the soot-stained character of the local economy. Though the rhythm of life has shifted over the decades, the legacy of those deep, subterranean labors remains, coloring the way the houses sit upon the slope and how the families navigate their daily routines. The economy, once tethered strictly to the seams of the earth, now persists in a state of transition, reflecting the quiet resilience of a place that has learned to endure without fanfare. In the late hours of the day, when the humidity clings to the skin and the sounds of the woods grow distinct, Brookwood reveals a stark, unadorned beauty found in the way the sunlight fades behind the trees, leaving the air heavy with the scent of damp earth and coming rain.

About This Brookwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brookwood, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.239842, -87.331488. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Brookwood includes the ZIP code (35613, 36773, 36606), telephone area code (251, 256), county seat of Limestone County (Athens), and school district assignment (Tuscaloosa County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.