Welcome to Brookdale ...
Brookdale is located in Essex County<1>.
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We aren't confident of the location of Brookdale, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
Brookdale is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Brookdale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Brookdale: 973 & 862<4>
Communities Also Named Brookdale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Brookdale: This one is located in Essex County and the other is located in Camden County.
Beyond New Jersey, there are 20 communities that are also named Brookdale - they are located in California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina (2), Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brookdale.
Communities near Brookdale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brookdale.
- New York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- New York is located in Kings County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
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- Bronx
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
- Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <5>
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- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
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- Jersey City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
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- Yonkers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <5>
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- Paterson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
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- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
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- Passaic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
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- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Hudson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
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- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
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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 Brookdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brookdale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brookdale. 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 Brookdale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookdale. See our Newspapers Page for Brookdale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookdale ...
Looking for more information about Brookdale? 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 Brookdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brookdale.
Adding Brookdale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brookdale 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 Brookdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Brookdale post office opened in 1873.
We also found Brookdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookdale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Essex, 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 Brookdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 973 code has been Overlayed with the 862 area code. New phone numbers in the Brookdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 973 or 862. As a result, placing a call in the Brookdale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |