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Welcome to Brookside ...

Brookside is located in Indian River County<1>.

Brookside is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Brookside lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Brookside and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Brookside: 772

Communities Also Named Brookside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Brookside: This one is located in Indian River County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 50 communities that are also named Brookside - they are located in Alabama (3), California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kentucky, 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.

  • Palm Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sebastian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vero Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian River Shores
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Grant - Valkaria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Malabar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Orchid
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
    • Orchid is located in Indian River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
  • Roseland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wabasso
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Barefoot Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Indian River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brookside - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.