Brookfield, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Brookfield, Vermont at Wikipedia

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.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Brookfield Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

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

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Brookfield. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Orange 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.


 * Brookfield Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Orange County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records
Historically, the largest religious groups in Vermont were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Vermont denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page. To see the churches in Brookfield, visit. Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Brookfield:


 * 1700s-1800s (*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Church Records

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local 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.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Brookfield at HomeTownLocator
 * Brookfield at FamilySearch Places
 * Brookfield at Google Maps
 * Brookfield at Mapcarta
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Town of Brookfield at Vermont.org
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * 1877 map of Brookfield

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph

Other Town Records
In Vermont, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following: The following are Brookfield town records available online:

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

Brookfield, land records, 1850-1916, can be found on (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.

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Brookfield:

The probate district for Brookfield is Orange. Orange Probate Court 5 Court St Chelsea VT 05038 Phone: (802) 685-4610
 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

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

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Lebanon New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library

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