Welcome to Brookside ...

Brookside is located in Harlan County<1>.

The location of Brookside has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1930.

Brookside is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brookside lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brookside is within the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Brookside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 50 communities that are also named Brookside - they are located in Alabama (3), California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (9), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brookside.

Communities near Brookside ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brookside.

• Cumberland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Pennington Gap
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
  • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
• Harlan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Harlan is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <4>
• Jonesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Lynch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <4>
• Loyall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
  • Loyall is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
• Benham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
  • Benham is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <4>
• Wallins Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
  • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
• Saint Charles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
• Baxter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Baxter is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brookside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brookside.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brookside. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookside.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookside. See our Newspapers Page for Brookside.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookside ...

Looking for more information about Brookside? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Brookside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brookside.

Adding Brookside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookside in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brookside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brookside post office opened in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/