Explore Brookesmith, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brookesmith, Texas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Texas or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Brookesmith.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Brookesmith |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Brown County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 31.550436 |
| Longitude | -99.118662 |
| Population | 280 |
| Density | 5.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 76827 |
| Area Code | 325 |
| County Seat | Brownwood |
Brookesmith occupies a quiet expanse of North Central Texas where the West Fork Clear Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the dry, sun-bleached earth. It lies 13.3 miles southwest of Brownwood, TX (from Brownwood, TX: bearing 214°T), and is situated 16.7 miles southwest of Early. The horizon here is vast and stripped of pretense, defined by the low, arid scrubland and the persistent, golden light that settles over the plains as the afternoon wanes. To the west, the distant profile of the Edwards Plateau lingers like a faded charcoal sketch against the sky, while the immediate terrain dips into the quiet, parched depressions of Rough Hollow. Only two miles distant, the still, reflective surface of Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir offers a rare interruption to the dusty horizon, catching the sky in a mirror of muted blue that anchors the surrounding prairie.
Brookesmith maintains a deliberate, measured pace that reflects a long-standing reliance on the rhythms of ranching and the stubborn fertility of the local soil. The legacy of the land is etched into the fence lines and the weathered wood of structures that have stood against the relentless Texas heat for generations. While the Santa Anna PCON lies eleven miles away as a reminder of the rugged, preserved wildness of the region, the life of Brookesmith remains centered on the quiet industry of cattle and the seasonal cycles of the range. There is a profound stillness in the air here, a clarity that comes from being so far removed from the clutter of the coast, where the wind carries the scent of dry grass and the weight of a history built on patience and hard work.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brookesmith, Texas. Coordinates: 31.550436, -99.118662. 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 Brookesmith includes the ZIP code (76827), telephone area code (325), county seat of Brown County (Brownwood), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |