Brookside, Kentucky

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Brookside, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Brookside
Coordinates: 36°51′33″N83°14′58″W / 36.85917°N 83.24944°W / 36.85917; -83.24944
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Harlan
Elevation
1,257 ft (383 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID487970 [1]

Brookside is an unincorporated community and coal town in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office called Brookside was established in 1930, and the name was changed to Ages-Brookside in 1975. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brookside, Kentucky
  2. ↑ "Harlan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 17, 2016.


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