Brookside, New Jersey

Brookside, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Brookside, New Jersey
Brookside, New Jersey
Brookside, New Jersey

Brookside's location in Morris County (Inset: Morris County in New Jersey)

Coordinates: 40°47′39″N 74°34′05″W / 40.79417°N 74.56806°W / 40.79417; -74.56806Coordinates: 40°47′39″N 74°34′05″W / 40.79417°N 74.56806°W / 40.79417; -74.56806
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Morris
Township Mendham Township
Elevation[1] 130 m (427 ft)
Population (2010)[2]
  Total 120
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 07926[3][4]
Area code(s) 973[5]
GNIS feature ID 874966[1]

Brookside (also called Waterstreet) is an unincorporated community within Mendham Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[6][1][7]

It is located approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) west of Morristown.

The settlement appeared on maps as early as 1777.[1]

Brookside was noted as a "post village" in 1882.[8] In 1883, the population was 187.[9]

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States Census, the 07926 ZIP Code Tabulation Area for Brookside had a population of 120.[2]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Brookside include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brookside
  2. 1 2 DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 07926, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 7, 2015.
  3. Look Up a ZIP Code for Brookside, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed February 14, 2013.
  4. Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 1, 2013.
  5. Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Brookside, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 1, 2013.
  6. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  7. Google (January 25, 2015). "Brookside, Mendham, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  8. Industries of New Jersey. Historical Publishing Company. 1882. p. 74.
  9. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. J.A. Fitzgerald. 1883. p. 180.
  10. Kocieniewski, David. "Judge Leaving High Court After 20 Years as Unifier", The New York Times, February 26, 1999. Accessed June 14, 2016. "Judge Pollock was born in East Orange and raised in Brookside, back when it had only 1,300 residents and a four-room schoolhouse. He still lives there, although the suburban boom of the last half-century has expanded Brookside and made it one of wealthiest communities in central New Jersey."


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