Brookfield, Georgia

Brookfield, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Post office
Post office
Brookfield, Georgia is located in Georgia
Brookfield, Georgia
Brookfield, Georgia
Coordinates: 31°25′07″N 83°23′28″W / 31.41861°N 83.39111°W / 31.41861; -83.39111
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyTift
Elevation
331 ft (101 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31727
Area code229
GNIS feature ID311826[1]

Brookfield is an unincorporated community in Tift County, Georgia, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 82, 7.3 miles (11.7 km) east-southeast of Tifton. Brookfield has a post office with ZIP code 31727.[2][3]

History

Brookfield had its start in 1870 when a sawmill was established there.[4] A post office has been in operation at Brookfield since 1874.[5] The community was so named for a brook near the original town site.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Brookfield". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 26. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 3, 2018.


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