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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brookside had a population of 137 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
- Mount Freedom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Freedom
- Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
- Ironia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Morristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Morristown is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Morristown
- From Brookside to Morristown
- Mine Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - New Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- New Vernon is located in Morris County
- Basking Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basking Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basking Ridge
- Basking Ridge is located in Somerset County
- Kenvil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Littleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Littleton is located in Morris County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Littleton
- From Brookside to Littleton
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Succasunna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Succasunna
- From Brookside to Succasunna
- Gladstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gladstone
- From Brookside to Gladstone
- Peapack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Mine Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mine Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Brook
- Mine Brook is located in Somerset County
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Green Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Green Village is located in Morris County
- Tabor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Tabor is located in Morris County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tabor
- From Brookside to Tabor
- Flanders
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Hacklebarney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hacklebarney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hacklebarney
- From Brookside to Hacklebarney
- Bedminster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
- Liberty Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corner
- Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
- Millington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Morris County
- Whippany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whippany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippany
- Whippany is located in Morris County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whippany
- From Brookside to Whippany
- Parsippany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsippany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsippany
- Parsippany is located in Morris County
- Denville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Bartley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
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. |