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Welcome to Brookshire ...

Brookshire is located in Alameda County<1>.

Brookshire is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Brookshire ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Brookshire - they are located in Florida and Texas.

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

Communities near Brookshire ...

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

  • Oakland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Fremont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Fremont is located in Alameda County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
    • Former names for Fremont:
    • Centerville
    • Irvington
    • Mission San Jose
    • Niles
    • Warm Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
  • Hayward
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Concord
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <3>
  • Berkeley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Livermore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • San Leandro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • San Ramon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasanton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Alameda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookshire ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Alameda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brookshire - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.