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Contents and Links: About Brookfield Activities Points of Interest Contact Info Churches, Ministries, Charitables Schools Neighboring Towns Wikipedia Entry Map / Driving Directions Road Conditions Utilities The Floating Bridge Photo by Matt Wills If you have any comments about this page, please let us know. Residents: Participate in this page. Tell us about your town!
About Brookfield, Vermont [Top] Orange County Chartered: August 5, 1781 (Vermont Charter) Area: 26,447 Acres = 41.32 Square Miles [ Size Rank: 104* ] Coordinates (Geographic Center): N 44° 02' W 72°36' Altitude: 1,325 feet ASL Population (US Census, 2010): 1,292 [ Population Rank: 127* ] Population Density (persons per square mile): 31.3 [ Density Rank: 143* ] Full Census Info: Town  County  State *Area, Population and Density rankings refer to Brookfield's relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here. There is no real trail as to the origin of the name. Some believe it to be after Brookfield, Massachusetts (the only Brookfield in the US older than Vermont's) where it is a genuinely "made" name. The only floating bridge in Vermont (pictured above) crosses Sunset Lake (formerly Colts Pond, from a family that once owned much of the shoreline). Nearly 300 feet long, the bridge rests on tarred oaken barrels, which allow it to adjust to the level of the water. Material excerpted or adapted from Esther Munroe Swift's Vermont Place-Names: Footprints of History with the author's permission
Activities & Points of Interest [Top] Goings-on in and near Brookfield Calendar of Events provided by the Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing. Allis State Park Brookfield Historical Society The Floating Bridge Described and pictured above. Route 65 in Brookfield village.
Contact Info [Top] Emergency Services (Statewide): 911 Hospital: Gifford Medical Center (Randolph) 802-728-7000 Town Clerk:  Jane Woodruff PO Box 463 Brookfield, VT 05036  802-276-3352  T-Th 8:30-12 and 1-4:30
Churches, Ministries, Charitables [Top] United Church of Christ : United Church of Christ United Church of Christ : United Church of Christ
Schools [Top] Orange Southwest Supervisory Union 802-728-5052 Brookfield Elementary School 802-276-3153
Neighboring Towns [Top]
This is a basic geographic reference, intended to show relative location of adjacent towns. Directional accuracy is limited to 16 compass points. There isn't even the slightest suggestion that one can necessarily travel directly from one town to the next (as in "You can't get there from here").
Northfield Williamstown Brookfield Roxbury Chelsea Braintree Randolph Tunbridge
Utilities [Top] Notes about utilities: One electric or phone company indicates that company serves the entire town. More than one of either indicates each serves different areas of town. A listed cable company MIGHT mean the entire town is covered, but not necessarily. More than one listed indicates each serves different areas of town. Unless your area is one served by Vermont's only gas utility, your only option is bottled gas (any dealer). Cable Comcast 800-266-2278 Electric Green Mountain Power 888-835-4672 Electric Washington Electric Co-op 800-932-5245 Telephone Fairpoint 866-984-2001 Do you have a question or comment about Brookfield?   Web Virtual Vermont Recreation - Bridges - Lodging - Shopping - Dining Top Home Virtual Vermont Internet Services What can we do for you? ©1999-2013 January 21, 2013