Brodhead is a home rule-class city[3] in Rockcastle County in southeastern Kentucky.

When the L&N Railroad reached the area in early 1868, a train station was established, and the town was given its current name.

The town is believed to have been named for the contractor responsible for building the rail line in the area, or for Richard Brodhead, a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania.

[5] Brodhead lies at the headwaters of the Dix River in northwestern Rockcastle County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all land.