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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Waukesha County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Waukesha County: Dodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth & Washington.
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:
- Waukesha County (The home county of Brookfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Elm Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Butler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Menomonee Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Lannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - New Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Waukesha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Pewaukee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Pewaukee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Sussex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Pewaukee West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee West
- Pewaukee West is located in Waukesha County
- Merton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Muskego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Hartland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Ashippun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Neosho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Huilsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Woodland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Lac La Belle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lac La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
- Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Lake Lac La Belle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lac La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Sullivan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Ixonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Helenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Hebron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kenosha County
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Wauwatosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - West Granville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- West Allis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- West Milwaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milwaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Hales Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hales Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Milwaukee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Brown Deer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Greendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Shorewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Whitefish Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
- Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
- Fox Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Freistadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Mequon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Thiensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
- Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Cedarburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Horns Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Grafton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Ulao
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Saukville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Port Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Fredonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Waubeka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Kohler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Wind Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Kneeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Caldwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Raymond
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Caledonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Waterford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Yorkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Franksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Eagle Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Browns Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- North Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Lake Beulah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Potter Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- East Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Troy Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Little Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Voree ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Spring Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Bowers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- La Grange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Lauderdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauderdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
- Lyons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Germantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Lake Five
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Richfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Slinger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Cedar Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Hartford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Saint Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Myra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Newburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- West Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Washington County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookfield, see our County-by-County Page for Brookfield.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 320 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookfield.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Brookfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Brookfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Brookfield.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of Brookfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Waukesha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kenosha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Milwaukee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ozaukee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Racine County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Walworth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waukesha County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waukesha County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Mound Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88515 <4>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Dominics Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dominics Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dominics Catholic Cemetery
- School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elm Grove.
- The School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery has also been known as:
- Convent Cemetery
- Notre Dame Convent Cemetery
- Notre Dame of Elm Grove Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188833 <4>
- Wisconsin Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisconsin Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89545 <4>
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memorial Park
- Pinelawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinelawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinelawn Memorial Park
- St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89035 <4>
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Wauwatosa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wauwatosa Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88699 <4>
- Wauwatosa Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brookfield had a population of 82 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brookfield had a population of 39,164 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookfield, with the one closest to Brookfield listed first.
- Elm Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Marcy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Calhoun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Duplainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duplainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplainville
- Duplainville is located in Waukesha County
- Menomonee Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Waukesha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- New Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Lannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - West Granville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Fussville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Sussex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Tess Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tess Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Hales Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hales Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Granville
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.
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 Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0628, Longitude: -88.1198 In this case, the coordinates for Brookfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |