Welcome to East Brookfield ...
East Brookfield is located in Orange County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of East Brookfield, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Brookfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.
A typical abbreviation for East Brookfield: E. Brookfield
East Brookfield is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: East Brookfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for East Brookfield: (802)
Communities Also Named East Brookfield ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named East Brookfield - they are located in Massachusetts and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Brookfield.
Communities near East Brookfield ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Brookfield.
- Barre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Barre is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,474 people
- Barre has also been known as:
- Barre City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barre <4>
- Barre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Montpelier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Montpelier is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
- Northfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Northfield is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
- Royalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - East Montpelier
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montpelier
- East Montpelier is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
- Northfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Northfield is located in Washington County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Brookfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Brookfield.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Brookfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Brookfield.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Brookfield. See our Newspapers Page for East Brookfield.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Brookfield ...
Looking for more information about East Brookfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Brookfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Brookfield.
Adding East Brookfield to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Brookfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Brookfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the East Brookfield post office opened in 1829.
We also found East Brookfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Brookfield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Brookfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Brookfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |