Do you know of Brookfield ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Brookfield. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Brookfield.

We found mention of Brookfield as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Lee County, Illinois.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1840 and closed  in 1854.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Brookfield ...

We found 39 communities that share the name Brookfield.

There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Brookfield.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 34 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

• Communities Located In Illinois ...
  • Cook County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Brookfield [Cook County].

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Colorado
    • Baca County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Brookfield [Baca County].
  • Connecticut
    • Fairfield County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Brookfield [Fairfield County].
  • Delaware
    • Kent County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Brookfield [Kent County].
  • Georgia
    • Tift County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Brookfield [Tift County].
  • Indiana
    • Shelby County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Brookfield [Shelby County].
  • Manitoba
    • Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Brookfield.
  • Maryland
    • Anne Arundel County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Brookfield [Anne Arundel County].
    • Baltimore County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Brookfield [Baltimore County].
  • Massachusetts
    • Worcester County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Brookfield [Worcester County].
  • Michigan
    • Eaton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Brookfield [Eaton County].
    • Manistee County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Brookfield [Manistee County].
  • Missouri
    • Linn County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Brookfield [Linn County].
  • Nebraska
    • Platte County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Brookfield [Platte County].
  • New Hampshire
    • Carroll County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Brookfield [Carroll County].
  • New Jersey
    • Camden County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Brookfield [Camden County].
  • New York
    • Madison County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Brookfield [Madison County].
    • Oneida County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Brookfield [Oneida County].
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • Please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Brookfield.
  • North Carolina
    • Mecklenburg County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Brookfield [Mecklenburg County].
    • New Hanover County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Brookfield [New Hanover County].
  • Nova Scotia
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Brookfield.
  • Ohio
    • Hamilton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Brookfield [Hamilton County].
    • Trumbull County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Brookfield [Trumbull County].
    • Tuscarawas County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Brookfield [Tuscarawas County].
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Brookfield.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Allegheny County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brookfield [Allegheny County].
    • Chester County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brookfield [Chester County].
    • Tioga County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brookfield [Tioga County].
  • Prince Edward Island
    • Please visit our profile page for the Prince Edward Island community of Brookfield.
  • Rhode Island
    • Providence County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Brookfield [Providence County].
  • Tennessee
    • Hamilton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Brookfield [Hamilton County].
    • Shelby County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Brookfield [Shelby County].
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Brookfield [Salt Lake County].
  • Vermont
    • Orange County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Brookfield [Orange County].
  • Virginia
    • Fairfax County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Brookfield [Fairfax County].
    • Stafford County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Brookfield [Stafford County].
  • Washington
    • Wahkiakum County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Brookfield [Wahkiakum County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Waukesha County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Brookfield [Waukesha County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Brookfield ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Brookfield:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

More Orphans in  Lee County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Lee County.