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Brookside, Oconto County, Wisconsin

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Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
Brookside
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°48′17″N 87°59′52″W / 44.80472°N 87.99778°W / 44.80472; -87.99778
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyOconto
Elevation190 m (620 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1562245

Brookside is an unincorporated community located in the town of Pensaukee, Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. Brookside is located on County Highway J near U.S. Route 41, 8.7 miles (14.0 km) southwest of Oconto.

Brookside was named from its location at a brook. The town did have a post office that was established in 1871 but it was discontinued in late 1925. Brookside was originally established as a crossroads community in June 1852. In the early 1900s, Brookside had a cheese factory on the eastside of Highway J, south of the intersection. After the closing of the school and bars in the late 1950s, Brookside has since become a sleepy rural community.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brookside, Oconto County, Wisconsin
  2. Oconto County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 47.
  4. https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Oconto&searchtext=&pagenum=2
  5. https://ocontohistory.org/oconto-county-time-line/
  6. https://www.usgenwebsites.org/WIOconto/tvbrookside.htm
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County seat: Oconto
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