Cemeteries and Historic Sites near Brownfield, Maine

Researched and Compiled by Jess Davis 2018-2023

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This map is a work in progress. New sites are added daily! Click on each pin to see detailed information and photos, if available. The ultimate goal is to link old photographs of the sites to the pins on the maps. If you have photographs of these locations, or additions/corrections, please use the contact form.

Sites marked with red question marks are approximate, either because they have not been investigated or because no sign of them currently exists.

To search for a specific family name, click the “view larger map” icon, which will open the map in a separate window:

Next click the magnifying glass to bring up a search bar. Type in the name and click on the home sites that appear below. You can also click or unclick layers of cemeteries, home sites, churches, schools, mills and bridges.
Another way to find a specific family is to go to this Doc, which contains all the information from the map pins, and is searchable: Brownfield Chains of Title

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Sources: 1858 Map of Maine towns, 1880 Map of Maine towns, 1861 Map of NH towns, 1892 Map of NH towns, notes by Earle Chamberlain (locations before 1947 fire), interviews with longtime residents, deeds, census records, LiDAR images. Justin Herman has researched many of the deed chains for the houses that appear on the Google Map.

**NEW** Check out the new page of MYSTERY HOUSES. Can you identify any of these places?

The Brownfield Historical Society is open during the summer on Tuesdays from 10am-2pm. It also has an active Facebook page: Brownfield Maine Historical Society.

More information on our renovation of the Christ’s Church can be found here.

Click here to see the library holdings of the Brownfield Historical Society (in progress).

Click here to see a list of the images the Brownfield Historical Society has digitized (in progress).

Information can also be found at other area historical societies: Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society, Hiram Historical Society, Denmark Historical Society, Fryeburg Historical Society