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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 North 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 North 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.

Name Variations for North Brookfield ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Brookfield: N. Brookfield

You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Brookfield. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Brookfield.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors and 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.

North Brookfield is located in Madison County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.

Below are the counties that are near North Brookfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Brookfield:

  • Madison County     (The home county of North Brookfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brookfield, with the one closest to North Brookfield listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Hamilton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
    • Hamilton Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
    • South Hamilton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • Madison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Solsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamilton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bouckville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pecksport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Pine Woods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
    • Randallsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Randallsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
    • Earlville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brookfield, with the one closest to North Brookfield listed first.
    • Button City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Columbus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Sherburne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyrna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • New Berlin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • North Norwich
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • Otselic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
    • Beaver Meadow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
    • Plymouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Otselic Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
    • Kirk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Norwich
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brookfield, with the one closest to North Brookfield listed first.
    • West Winfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Chepachet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Norwich Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Cedarville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Millers Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • South Columbia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
    • Corrado Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ilion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <1>
    • Cullen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Mohawk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Herkimer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brookfield, with the one closest to North Brookfield listed first.
    • Stockwell
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
    • Sangerfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Waterville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bridgewater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oriskany Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Bridgewater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
    • Cassville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Village Estates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
    • Augusta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Paris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Clayville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sauquoit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brookfield, with the one closest to North Brookfield listed first.
    • Delphi Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pompey Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Mycenae
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Eagle Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Fabius
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Watervale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brookfield, with the one closest to North Brookfield listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • South Edmeston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • Burlington Flats
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Edmeston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Burlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Garrattsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Patent
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Patent is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
    • Snowdon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Richfield Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Welcome
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Welcome is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Brookfield, see our County-by-County Page for North Brookfield.

Cemeteries Near North Brookfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North 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 North Brookfield - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Brookfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Brookfield, with the one closest to North Brookfield listed first.

  • North Brookfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Faulkner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gorton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tarrytown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cole Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Quaker Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Waterman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brookfield Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Giles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lamb Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Waterville Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (458 more) ...

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Brookfield had a population of 357 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from North Brookfield, with the one closest to North Brookfield listed first.

  • Stockwell
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
  • Hubbardsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sangerfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • East Hamilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
  • Waterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • South Hamilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
  • Hamilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Poolville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Poolville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
  • South Brookfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • South Brookfield is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brookfield
  • Leonardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Unadilla Forks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Unadilla Forks is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Forks
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bridgewater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oriskany Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Solsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Brookfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Brookfield.

Newspapers Published in North 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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Brookfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Brookfield, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Brookfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 North Brookfield:

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 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.
<3>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 North Brookfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Brookfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.