Welcome to Brookdale ...

Brookdale is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Brookdale is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Brookdale: (315)

Communities Also Named Brookdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Brookdale: This one is located in Saint Lawrence County and the other is located in Monroe County.

Beyond New York, there are 20 communities that are also named Brookdale - they are located in California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brookdale ...

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

• Cornwall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <4>
• Massena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
  • Massena is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <4>
• Potsdam
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
  • Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potsdam <4>
• Canton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Norwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Waddington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddington
  • Waddington is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waddington <4>
• Brushton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
  • Brushton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brushton <4>
• Norfolk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
  • Norfolk is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <4>
• Raymondville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville
  • Raymondville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymondville <4>
• Sandfordville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfordville
  • Sandfordville is located in Saint Lawrence County

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 Brookdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brookdale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brookdale. 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 Brookdale.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookdale ...

Looking for more information about Brookdale? 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 Brookdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brookdale.

Adding Brookdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookdale 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 Brookdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brookdale post office opened in 1876.

We also found Brookdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/