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Welcome to Brookline ...

Brookline is located in Cook County<1>.

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

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

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

Note: If you travel east from Brookline (for example, toward New Carlisle (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Brookline ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Brookline - they are located in Arizona, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Texas and Vermont.

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

Communities near Brookline ...

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

  • Chicago
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cicero
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
  • Gary
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <3>
  • Evanston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Orland Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tinley Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
    • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <3>
  • Oak Lawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
    • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <3>
  • Berwyn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Oak Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookline ...

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

Adding Brookline to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookline 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 Brookline was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookline.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brookline - 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.