Brookfield, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Orange   Brookfield 

Brief History
Brookfield was chartered on August 5, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature. Brookfield is best known for its floating bridge which spans Sunset Lake buoyed by pontoons. The bridge, which is the only floating bridge east of the Mississippi River, was originally built in 1820.. The population was 1,292 at the 2010 census.

Town Histories

 * The History of Brookfield, Vermont, by the Brookfield Historical Society (1988) - find this book in a library.
 * A little collection of pictures around and about Brookfield, Vermont: Vermont bicentennial, 1791-1991 - find this book in a library.

Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Probate Records
The probate district for Brookfield is Orange. Orange Probate Court 5 Court St Chelsea VT 05038 Phone: (802) 685-4610

Maps
1877 map of Brookfield

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Brookfield. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Addison County, website at this link.


 * Brookfield Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Brookfield Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Brookfield Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1910-1997, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Brookfield, land records, 1850-1916, can be found on FamilySearch (brouse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Brookfield Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1786-1850; index to deeds, 1786-1872, and Vital records, 1799-1997; indexes to vital records, 1796-1996; index to family records, 1779-1855.

Brookfield Town Clerk 40 Ralph Rd. Brookfield, VT 05036 Phone:(802) 276-3352 Email: btownhall@aol.com Website: http://www.brookfieldvt.org/

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph

Libraries and Historical Societies
Brookfield Public Library 40 Ralph Rd Brookfield, VT 05036 Phone: (802) 276-3358 Email: brookfieldpl@vals.state.vt.us Website: http://brookfieldpubliclibrary.wordpress.com/

Brookfield Historical Society P.O. Box 447 Brookfield, VT 05036 Website: http://brookfieldhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com/