Welcome to Brookfield Center ...
Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Brookfield Center, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookfield Center, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
A typical abbreviation for Brookfield Center: Brookfield Ctr. (or less commonly used: Brookfield Cen., Brookfield Cent. or Brookfield Cntr.)
Brookfield Center is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Brookfield Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Brookfield Center: (203) & (475)<4>
Websites for Brookfield Center ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.businessfairfield.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brookfield Center, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Brookfield Center ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Brookfield Center - they are located in Massachusetts, Ohio and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brookfield Center.
Communities near Brookfield Center ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brookfield Center.
- Waterbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Waterbury is located in New Haven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterbury <5>
- Waterbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Danbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <5>
- Danbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Shelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
- Shelton is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <5>
- Shelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Trumbull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Borough of Naugatuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Naugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Naugatuck
- Borough of Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,659 people
- Naugatuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck
- Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naugatuck <5>
- Naugatuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Brookfield Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brookfield Center.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brookfield Center. 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 Brookfield Center.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookfield Center. See our Newspapers Page for Brookfield Center.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookfield Center ...
Looking for more information about Brookfield Center? 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 Brookfield Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brookfield Center.
Adding Brookfield Center to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brookfield Center 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 Brookfield Center was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found Brookfield Center in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookfield Center.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookfield Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Fairfield, 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 Brookfield Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (475) is an overlay for area code (203). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |