Official Name: | Brookside, Utah |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Utah#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Brookside |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | Utah |
Subdivision Name2: | Washington County, Utah |
Elevation Ft: | 4880 |
Elevation M: | 1487 |
Population Total: | 483 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 37.3603°N -113.6608°W |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 84782 |
Area Code: | 435 |
Brookside, Utah is an unincorporated community located in Washington County. It is near the city of Veyo.[1]
Thomas Alfred Jeffery founded Brookside in 1902. The town was built so that travelers could take a rest stop.[2]
In 1953, the Baker Reservoir was built in the city limits to increase economy and tourism in Brookside. The recreation area was developed in the 1980s.[3]