Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Brookfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Brookfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brookfield, please Contact Us.

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We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Brookfield (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brookfield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Brookfield is historic, it would have been located within present day Baca County.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baca County: Bent, Las Animas, Prowers, Morton (KS), Stanton (KS), Union (NM) & Cimarron (OK).

Below are the counties that are near Brookfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brookfield:

• Baca County     (The home county of Brookfield)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
  • Pritchett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pritchett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
    • Pritchett is located in Baca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pritchett <3>
  • Springfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Baca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
  • Two Buttes
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Buttes
    • Two Buttes is located in Baca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Two Buttes <3>
  • Vilas
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Vilas is located in Baca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilas <3>
• Bent County
  • Ninaview
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninaview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninaview
    • Ninaview is located in Bent County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookfield, see our County-by-County Page for Brookfield.

Newspapers Published in Brookfield ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookfield, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brookfield:

• Websites specific to Colorado
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.colorado.gov/archives/

• Pages specific to Baca County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Bent County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cemeteries of Baca County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cemeteries of Baca County

Cemeteries Near Brookfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookfield.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brookfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.

• Maxey Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxey Cemetery
• Pritchett Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pritchett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pritchett Cemetery
• Bethel Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
• Butte Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butte Cemetery
• Prairie Queen Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Queen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Queen Cemetery
• Springfield Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57560 <5>
• Robb Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robb Cemetery
• Bethel Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
• Chapel Hill Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
• Little Kansas Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Kansas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Kansas Cemetery
• Cedar Hill Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
• Indian Rock Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Rock Cemetery
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Two Buttes Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Two Buttes Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57589 <5>
  • Pruett Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pruett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pruett Cemetery
  • Vilas Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vilas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vilas Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Brookfield itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.

• Atlanta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Baca County
• Springfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Baca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
• Vilas
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
  • Vilas is located in Baca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilas <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brookfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/