Brookside, Oconto County, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

44°48′17″N 87°59′52″W / 44.80472°N 87.99778°W / 44.80472; -87.99778Country

United StatesState

WisconsinCountyOcontoElevation

190 m (620 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code920GNIS feature ID1562245^[1]

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.^[2]

Brookside was named from its location at a brook.^[3] The town did have a post office that was established in 1871 but it was discontinued in late 1925. ^[4]

Notable people

Wally Ladrow, football player^{[citation needed]}

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brookside, Oconto County, Wisconsin
^ Oconto County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
^ 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.
^ https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Oconto&searchtext=&pagenum=2