If you grew up in Brookfield, or you’ve ever been out on Candlewood Lake, you’ll find your town on this map just as it stands in 2026. Look for your road. Federal Road, Whisconier Road, Junction Road, Silvermine Road, Obtuse Hill Road, Old Bridge Road, Candlewood Lake Road, North Mountain Road, Long Meadow Hill Road, Riverton Road, Deerfield Road, Nabby Road and Grays Bridge Road are all printed by name, along with dozens more.
Brookfield is in Fairfield County, Connecticut, in the southern foothills of the Berkshires.
KNOWOL made this map in 2026 from public survey data, and gave it the look of an old atlas. The shaded hills, from Obtuse Hill out to Candlewood Shores, come from United States Geological Survey elevation data, and Candlewood Lake and the Still River are drawn to their true shape. The streets and the town line come from the Census Bureau, right down to small roads like Riverford Road. Brookfield Center, Obtuse Hill and Candlewood Shores are printed by name. A guide of 28 numbered landmarks runs along the bottom, with the National Register site marked, and we checked it against National Park Service records.
Newbury, Named for Three Towns
Colonists settled here in 1710. The land was taken from three towns, New Milford, Newtown and Danbury, so the community was called Newbury, a name built from all three. In 1754 the General Assembly let the Parish of Newbury build its own meetinghouse and hire its own minister, and the first Congregational church was dedicated on September 28, 1757.
When the parish became a town in 1788, it took the name Brookfield, for Rev. Thomas Brooks, the first minister of that church, who was still its minister at the time. That’s the year on the title panel of the map: Incorporated 1788. Click here to learn more about the history of Brookfield.
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Names on this map
These names are printed on this map.
Places: Brookfield Center Historic District, Brookfield High School, Brookfield Municipal Center, Brookfield Post Office, Brookfield Senior Center, Brookfield Theatre for the Arts, Brookfield Town Beach, Brookfield Town Hall, Burr Farm Open Space, Cadigan Park, Candlewood East Marina, Candlewood Lake Elementary School, Candlewood Orchards, Happy Landings Protected Open Space, Obtuse Hill, Old Bridge Park, Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys Church, School Park, Stony Hill, Sunset Hill Golf Club, The Brookfield Library, Town Open Space, Valley Presbyterian Church, Whisconier Middle School and Williams Park.
Streets and roads: Richards Rd, Johns Rd, Ironworks Hill Rd, Prospect Dr, Riverford Rd, Hill Rd, Federal Rd, Cross Rd, Junction Rd, Bower Rd, Bridge Rd, Gray St.
More street names, A to Z
Grays Bridge Rd, Meadow Ln, State Rd, Stony Hill Rd, Tead Rd.
Brookfield Center
The cluster of numbers in the middle of the map is Brookfield Center. This is the original town center, and the Brookfield Center Historic District (13) was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 1991. The original town hall and general store are here, along with the Congregational Church of Brookfield (27) and The Brookfield Library (6), with Williams Park (2) and the Williams-Gurski Open Space (11) beside them. The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts (12) puts on community plays in a building that was part of the Curtis School for Boys, a boarding school that ran from 1883 to 1943.
Brookfield Town Hall (4), the Brookfield Senior Center (8) and the Brookfield Bandstand (17) are a short way west. Brookfield High School (20) and the Gurski Farm Open Space (21) are to the north, and Whisconier Middle School (23) and the Sunset Hill Golf Club (18) are to the south. The Brookfield Municipal Center (24) and the Brookfield Post Office (5) are in the guide too.
Iron Works on the Still River
Brookfield was once a busy mill town. Mills were running along the Still River as early as 1732, in what became the Iron Works District, and in time there were iron furnaces, gristmills and sawmills, comb shops, carding and cotton mills, a paper mill, a knife factory and hat factories. In 1837 the Iron Works Aqueduct Company was formed to bring spring water down from the mountains to the Iron Works District. It still supplies water today, as the Brookfield Water Company. The old gristmill still stands too, as the Brookfield Craft Center.
Before 1912 the town had two train stations. One was in the Iron Works District, near today’s Brookfield Market. The other, Junction Station, stood near the corner of Junction Road and Stony Hill Road.
Candlewood Lake
Candlewood Lake, the largest lake in Connecticut, spans the west side of town. Brookfield Town Beach (7), the Candlewood East Marina (22) and Cadigan Park (15) are on that side of town, near Candlewood Shores. Candlewood Lake Elementary School (14) and Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys Church (26) are in the southwest, and the Valley Presbyterian Church (10) is to the south.
The guide also numbers the town’s parks and open spaces: School Park (1), Town Open Space (3), Eriksen Farm Open Space (9), Old Bridge Park (16), Burr Farm Open Space (19) and the Happy Landings Protected Open Space (28). Birnham Wood Development (25) is in the guide as well.
This map of Brookfield makes a handsome addition to a living room, office, library or den, and it can even help teach children the geography and history of the town. It’s a thoughtful gift for anyone who calls Brookfield home, grew up here, or moved away. Created by KNOWOL in 2026, it’s printed on museum quality archival paper in three sizes. Zoom in on the preview above to explore the details, then click here to get your copy of the Brookfield map.
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