Brodhead is a home rule-class city in Rockcastle County in southeastern Kentucky. The population was 1,211 at the 2010 census. It is part of t…Brodhead is a home rule-class city in Rockcastle County in southeastern Kentucky. The population was 1,211 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Richmond–Berea Micropolitan Statistical Area. Brodhead has been noted for its unusual place name.