Brooks Kentucky Map

About Brooks, Kentucky

Brooks is a locality in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,069. The population density is 245.5 people per km². Brooks is located at 38.0612°N, 85.7097°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 40109.

Brooks unfolds across a landscape where the gentle rise and fall of the land hints at the ancient geological forces that shaped it. It lies 12.1 miles south-west of Jeffersontown, KY (from Jeffersontown, KY: bearing 221°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west of Mount Washington. Rolling hills, cloaked in a verdant quilt of deciduous trees, preside over the terrain, their slopes often softened by a fine mist that clings to the air in the early mornings. The sky above, a vast canvas, can shift from a pale, washed-out blue to a bruised, dramatic grey in the span of an afternoon, mirroring the capricious Kentucky weather. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of cicadas in the warmer months, a quiet soundtrack to the unhurried pace of life. Brooks, though modest in size, holds a quiet resonance in its history, a place where the echoes of past generations linger. The agricultural heritage of Bullitt County is etched into the very character of Brooks, with farms dotting the periphery, their fields yielding crops that have sustained families for decades. This connection to the soil is a palpable thread, interwoven with the local economy which, while diversified, still leans on the sturdy foundations of rural enterprise and the steady growth of nearby commercial centers. Occasionally, a weathered barn stands sentinel, a silent witness to changing times, its timbers creaking a timeless narrative of resilience and continuity that defines Brooks.

About This Brooks Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brooks, Kentucky — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.061178, -85.709682. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Brooks and Bullitt County.

Detailed location data for Brooks includes the ZIP code (40109), telephone area code (502), county seat of Bullitt County (Shepherdsville), and school district assignment (Bullitt County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Brooks is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.