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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Brookfield in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brookfield. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.

  • Brookfield Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
  • Lanesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lanesville is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
  • New Fairfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hawleyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridgewater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Milford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ball Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
  • Danbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Roxbury Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station
  • Bethel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Hook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Roxbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mill Plain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Plain is located in Fairfield County
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  • Newtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • South Britain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sherman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Quaker Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Quaker Hill is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
  • Ridgebury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgebury is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
  • West Redding
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Southbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Northville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Northville is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
  • Patterson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Towners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Towners is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
  • Dykemans
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dykemans is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
  • Gaylordsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Botsford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Woodbury ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
  • Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hotchkissville is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkissville
  • Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pawling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pawling is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawling <2>
  • West Patterson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • West Patterson is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Patterson

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brookfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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