Brookside, Oconto County, Wisconsin
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.
Notable people
- Wally Ladrow, football player
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
- ^ https://ocontohistory.org/oconto-county-time-line/
- ^ https://www.usgenwebsites.org/WIOconto/tvbrookside.htm
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