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Brookside, Kentucky

Coordinates: 36°51′33″N 83°14′58″W / 36.85917°N 83.24944°W / 36.85917; -83.24944
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Brookside, Kentucky
Row of miners' homes, 1974
Row of miners' homes, 1974
Brookside is located in Kentucky
Brookside
Brookside
Brookside is located in the United States
Brookside
Brookside
Coordinates: 36°51′33″N 83°14′58″W / 36.85917°N 83.24944°W / 36.85917; -83.24944
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHarlan
Elevation
1,257 ft (383 m)
Time zoneUTC-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

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