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Welcome to Brookside Heights ...

Brookside Heights is located in Ocean County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Brookside Heights: Brookside Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Brookside Heights is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Brookside Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oc-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brookside Heights, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Brookside Heights ...

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

  • Asbury Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
    • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
  • Neptune City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
    • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
  • Dover Beaches South
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover Beaches South have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches South
    • Dover Beaches South is located in Ocean County
  • Holiday City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
    • Holiday City is located in Ocean County
  • Leisure Village East
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village East have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village East
    • Leisure Village East is located in Ocean County
  • Double Trouble ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
    • Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
  • Dover Beaches North
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover Beaches North have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches North
    • Dover Beaches North is located in Ocean County
  • Glen Cedar City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
    • Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
  • Holiday Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
    • Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
  • Normandy Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
    • Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Ocean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brookside Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.