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Welcome to Brookside ...

Brookside is located in Newaygo County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Brookside, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Brookside is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brookside lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brookside is located in the (231) area code.

Communities Also Named Brookside ...

While we believe that this Brookside is located in Newaygo County, we know of another 2 Michigan communities named Brookside. Those communities are located in the following counties: Grand Traverse and Muskegon County.

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

  • Muskegon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • North Muskegon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitehall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Montague
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Montague is located in Muskegon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <4>
  • Newaygo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newaygo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaygo
    • Newaygo is located in Newaygo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,099 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newaygo <4>
  • White Cloud
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakewood Club
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Club have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Club
    • Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
  • Ravenna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
    • Ravenna is located in Muskegon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <4>
  • Kent City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent City
    • Kent City is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent City <4>
  • Hesperia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
    • Hesperia is located in Oceana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <4>

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.

Adding Brookside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookside 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 for Brookside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brookside post office opened in 1890.

We also found Brookside in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookside.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Newaygo County: www.countyofnewaygo.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Newaygo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brookside - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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