Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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.
A Few Details for Brookfield ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Brookfield was settled in 1664.
- It was incorporated in 1718.
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 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.
Brookfield is located in Worcester County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Worcester County: Tolland (CT), Windham (CT), Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Cheshire (NH), Hillsborough (NH) & Providence (RI).
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:
- Worcester County (The home county of Brookfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- East Brookfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
- West Brookfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- North Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,789 people
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,203 people
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spencer is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,898 people
- Lower Wire Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Wire Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Wire Village
- Fiskdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fiskdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskdale
- Charlton Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
- West Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- New Braintree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Old Sturbridge Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sturbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- Charlton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Millington ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Cooleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Shutesbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- New Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Morse Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Leverett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Locks Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Moores Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Orange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Wendell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Sunderland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Wendell Depot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Brimfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- West Brimfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Tenneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Palmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Thorndike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- Monson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Three Rivers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- South Factory Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- State Line
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- North Wilbraham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- Wilbraham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Ware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Bondsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Belchertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Pelham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Granby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- South Amherst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- West Pelham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- East Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Amherst Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- South Hadley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- North Amherst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Hopkinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Marlborough Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Marlborough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Hayden Row
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Hazardville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Sherwood Manor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Enfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
- Enfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Southwood Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southwood Acres is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Acres
- Thompsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Broad Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Pond Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Pond Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- State Line
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Staffordville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
- Stafford Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Somers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
- Somers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Willington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Willington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- Willington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Somersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Quinebaug
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fabyan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
- West Woodstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- Woodstock Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
- South Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Westford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Westford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- East Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Grosvenor Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- West Glocester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- Harrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Pascoag
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Burrillville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Whipple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whipple is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Nasonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Chepachet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chepachet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Foster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Slatersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookfield, see our County-by-County Page for Brookfield.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brookfield - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Brookfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Podunk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cotter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Meadow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (463 more) ...
- St. Annes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brookfield had a population of 2,152 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brookfield had a population of 3,439 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- East Brookfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
- West Brookfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- North Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,789 people
- South Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Spencer is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Spencer
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,203 people
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spencer is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,898 people
- Fiskdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fiskdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskdale
- Charlton Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
- West Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- East Brimfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brimfield
- Sturbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- Charlton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- New Braintree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- West Brimfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
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.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 178 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookfield.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Brookfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Brookfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Brookfield.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> of 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 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 Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Hartford County
- Tolland County
- Windham County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |