Welcome to Brookfield ...

Brookfield is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1818.

Brookfield is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Brookfield: 802

Communities Also Named Brookfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, 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, 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.

• Barre
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
  • Barre is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,474 people
  • Barre has also been known as:
  • Barre City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barre <3>
• Barre
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
  • Barre is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,741 people
• Montpelier
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <3>
• Northfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
• Randolph
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,558 people
• Williamstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
• Royalton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
  • Royalton is located in Windsor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,882 people
• Berlin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,783 people
• East Montpelier
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montpelier
  • East Montpelier is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
• Northfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Washington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <3>

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 1818.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookfield.