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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Brookside (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brookside. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Brookside is located in Wyoming County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wyoming County: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan & Susquehanna.

Below are the counties that are near Brookside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brookside:

  • Wyoming County     (The home county of Brookside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
    • Marcy
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Marcy is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
    • Lake Carey
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
    • Lemon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lemon is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
    • Tunkhannock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dixon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixon is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Vosburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
    • Avery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Avery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Osterhout
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
    • South Eaton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
    • Meshoppen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Winola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mehoopany Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
    • Factoryville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
    • Sugar Run
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wyalusing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wilmot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Limehill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Limehill is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
    • Homets Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
    • Le Raysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
    • New Era
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • New Era is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
    • Asylum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Asylum is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
    • Herrickville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Herrickville is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
    • South Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • South Hill is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
    • Evergreen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Evergreen is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Laddsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
    • Marshview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Marshview is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
  • Columbia County
    • Jamison City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
    • La Plume
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
    • Dalton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Dalton is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
    • Schultzville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
    • Carpenter Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
    • Glenburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Waverly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Clarks Green
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
    • Clarks Summit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Milwaukee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
    • Craig
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Craig is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
    • East Benton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
    • Edella
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Edella is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
    • Scott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Scott is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
    • Kunkle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
    • Orange
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Orange is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Harveys Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Back Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
    • Carverton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Carverton is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
    • Dallas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lake is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Duryea
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Exeter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lehman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Trucksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
    • Pittston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Loyalville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
    • Shinerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
    • Bernice
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bernice is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Dushore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Laporte
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Susquehanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
    • Springville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Tyler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Auburn Four Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
    • Elk Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
    • Hop Bottom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Montrose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Kingsley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenoxville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
    • Fairdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Royal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Royal is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Alford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Alford is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
    • Rushville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Montrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
    • Forest City Station
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
    • Maplewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Maplewood is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • South Canaan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • South Canaan is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
    • Waymart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Tresslarville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
    • Hollisterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
    • Keen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Keen is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
    • Aldenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Aldenville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
    • Wrighter Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
  • Broome County (NY)
    • Hawleyton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hawleyton is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookside, see our County-by-County Page for Brookside.

Cemeteries Near Brookside ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookside.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brookside - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brookside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.

  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • East Lemon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Keiserville - Vose Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Prevost Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clark Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Meshoppen.
    • The Clark Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lemon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45285 <3>
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Carney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lake Winola Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (271 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Brookside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brookside.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.

  • Marcy
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Marcy is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
  • Lake Carey
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
  • Dixon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixon is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Lemon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lemon is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
  • Vosburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
  • Bardwell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bardwell is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
  • East Lemon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • East Lemon is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lemon
  • Osterhout
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
  • Avery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Avery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • South Eaton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
  • West Nicholson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Nicholson is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nicholson
  • Lynn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lynn is located in Susquehanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Lake Winola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Meshoppen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mehoopany Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brookside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookside.

Newspapers Published in Brookside ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookside.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookside, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookside.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brookside:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>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.