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Welcome to Braeside ...

Braeside is primarily located in Lake County<1>. A portion of Braeside extends into Cook County.

Braeside is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Braeside: 847 & 224<3>

Communities Also Named Braeside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Braeside - they are located in British Columbia, New York and Ontario.

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

Communities near Braeside ...

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

  • Waukegan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Arlington Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Evanston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
    • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <4>
  • Palatine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Skokie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
    • Skokie is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <4>
  • Des Plaines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Prospect
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Glenview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Braeside ...

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

Adding Braeside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Braeside 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 (so far) for Braeside was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Braeside.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Braeside - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 847 code has been Overlayed with the 224 area code. New phone numbers in the Braeside area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Braeside area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.