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Brookfield Center

Ghost town · Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Waukesha quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Waukesha quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brookfield Center is a ghost town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, recorded as former settlement in Wisconsin, United States. It is one of 3 former communities in Waukesha County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 41 Wisconsin counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brookfield Center as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 43.0720° N, 88.1460° W.

Key facts

Elevation832 ft
Nearest living townBrookfield, WI
Distance to it1.5 miles
Coordinates43.07200, -88.14600

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What's there now

Brookfield Center is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brookfield, WI (population 41,592), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 832 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Brookfield Center?

Brookfield Center is in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, at 43.0720, -88.1460.

How many ghost towns are in Waukesha County?

Waukesha County, Wisconsin has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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