Welcome to Brookfield ...

Brookfield is located in Eaton County<1>.

The location of Brookfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Brookfield was established in 1837.

Brookfield is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brookfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Brookfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Brookfield: This one is located in Eaton County and the other is located in Manistee County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 39 communities that are also named Brookfield - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Tennessee (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brookfield.

Communities near Brookfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brookfield.

• Charlotte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <4>
• Albion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Marshall
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Eaton Rapids
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Rapids
  • Eaton Rapids is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton Rapids <4>
• Potterville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
  • Potterville is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potterville <4>
• Leslie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <4>
• Olivet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
  • Olivet is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivet <4>
• Nashville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• Bellevue
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Dimondale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimondale
  • Dimondale is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dimondale <4>

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brookfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brookfield. 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.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookfield. See our Newspapers Page for Brookfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookfield ...

Looking for more information about Brookfield? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brookfield.

Adding Brookfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookfield 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brookfield post office opened in 1858.

We also found Brookfield in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Eaton County: www.eatoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/