This map is a work in progress. Sites marked with red question marks are approximate, either because they have not been investigated or because no sign of them currently exists. If you have any corrections/additions, please use the contact form.
To search for a specific family name, click the icon to view a larger map, then click the search icon to bring up a search bar. Type in the name and explore the home sites occupied by that family. You can also click or unclick layers of cemeteries, home sites, churches, schools, mills and bridges.
The ultimate goal is to link old photographs of the sites to the pins on the maps. If you have photographs of these locations, please use the contact form.
Sources: 1858 Map of Brownfield, 1880 Map of Brownfield, notes by Earle Chamberlain (locations before 1947 fire), interviews with longtime residents, deeds, census records.
Many of these sources (as well as the Chamberlain collection of photographs) can be found at the Brownfield Historical Society.