Welcome to Brookhurst ...

Brookhurst is located in Orange County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookhurst, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Brookhurst is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brookhurst lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Brookhurst ...

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities Also Named Brookhurst ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Brookhurst - they are located in Alabama (2), Maryland, New Hampshire, Utah and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Brookhurst ...

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

• Long Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
• Santa Ana
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana
  • Santa Ana is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana <4>
• Irvine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <4>
• Huntington Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Beach
  • Huntington Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Beach <4>
• Garden Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
  • Garden Grove is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <4>
• Pomona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <4>
• Orange
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Costa Mesa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costa Mesa
  • Costa Mesa is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Costa Mesa <4>
• El Monte
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
  • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <4>
• Downey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
  • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <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 Brookhurst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brookhurst.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookhurst ...

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

Adding Brookhurst to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookhurst in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brookhurst was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookhurst.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/