Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Brookside in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brookside. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
- Great Barrington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- South Egremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County
- Egremont Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egremont Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County
- Sheffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Van Deusenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Deusenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
- Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County
- North Egremont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County
- Hartsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
- Alford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Alford is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Housatonic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
- Housatonic is located in Berkshire County
- Mill River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County
- Mount Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Ashley Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
- Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County
- Southfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County
- New Marlborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
- Monterey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Glendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - South Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
- South Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Stockbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
- Green River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in Columbia County (NY)
- North Hillsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hillsdale
- North Hillsdale is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Rockdale Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County
- Alander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canaan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <4>
- Clayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Tyringham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brookside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |