Welcome to Brookfield ...

Brookfield is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

Brookfield is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Brookfield: (315)

Communities Also Named Brookfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Brookfield: This one is located in Madison County and the other is located in Oneida County.

Beyond New York, there are 39 communities that are also named Brookfield - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 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.

• Ilion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
  • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <4>
• Hamilton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Frankfort
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• New Hartford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
  • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
• Morrisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Clinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Waterville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <4>
• Sherburne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
  • Sherburne is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherburne <4>
• Richfield Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Springs
  • Richfield Springs is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield Springs <4>
• New Berlin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brookfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 1827.

We also found Brookfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/