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.
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 and doctors 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 Trumbull County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Trumbull County: Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Crawford (PA) & Mercer (PA).
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:
- Trumbull County (The home county of Brookfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Brookfield Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- West Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Yankee Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Coalburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Masury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paynes Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Weldon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sodom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Stanhope
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Simons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- West Williamsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Wick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Colebrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Orwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dodgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- New Lyme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Rome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Richmond Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Columbiana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Unity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Washingtonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leetonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Waterford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Mill Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Rogers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Parkman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Middlefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hazelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Youngstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Struthers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Austintown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Poland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Austintown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Boardman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Mahoning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Windham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Diamond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Keans ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Garrettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Drakesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Hiram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- New Galilee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Ellwood City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Cannelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Koppel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Butler County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Harrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Slippery Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Portersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Pymatuning South
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Westford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Atlantic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Pymatuning Central
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Hartstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Espyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Conneaut Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Lynces Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- New Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Nashua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Robinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- New Wilmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Edinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oakwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Volant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West New Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- New Castle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Clark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Middlesex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Shenango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kremis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kremis is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
- Venango County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Barkeyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Henderson Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- York County (PA)
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
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.
- Corner House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Artherholt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Portersfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- The West Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Byerly Family Cemetery
- Continue List (389 more) ...
- Hartford Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Brookfield had a population of 462 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Coalburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Bentley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bentley is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Clark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brockway ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brockway is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Paynes Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Grove City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weldon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Doughton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Doughton is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughton
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Sodom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sharpsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
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 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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookfield, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Brookfield:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Brookfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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'. |