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°WCoordinates: 40°47′39″N 74°34′05″W / 40.79417°N 74.56806°W | |
| 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:
- Stewart G. Pollock (born 1933), Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey from 1979 to 1999.[10]
References
- 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brookside
- 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.
- ↑ Look Up a ZIP Code for Brookside, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed February 14, 2013.
- ↑ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 1, 2013.
- ↑ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Brookside, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 1, 2013.
- ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ↑ Google (January 25, 2015). "Brookside, Mendham, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ↑ Industries of New Jersey. Historical Publishing Company. 1882. p. 74.
- ↑ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. J.A. Fitzgerald. 1883. p. 180.
- ↑ 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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