Welcome to Brookline ...

Brookline is located in Windham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookline, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Brookline is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Brookline: 802

Communities Also Named Brookline ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Brookline - they are located in Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brookline.

Communities near Brookline ...

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

• Keene
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
• Brattleboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
  • Brattleboro is located in Windham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
• Springfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Windsor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
• Swanzey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
  • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <3>
• Charlestown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Sullivan County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <3>
• Rockingham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
  • Rockingham is located in Windham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
• Walpole
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
  • Walpole is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walpole <3>
• Hinsdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
  • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <3>
• Chesterfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <3>
• Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Windsor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookline ...

Looking for more information about Brookline? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brookline, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brookline.

Adding Brookline to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookline 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 Brookline was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Brookline post office opened in 1837.

We also found Brookline in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookline.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/