[1] Formerly a rail settlement and the site of an early 20th century Methodist church, a creamery, the Brookfield Township Hall, and a school, the village was hit by a major storm in 1904, which destroyed several buildings.

[2] The community was located north of Hector, Minnesota on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway (CMStP).

In April 1876, a Methodist Episcopal Sunday school was organized in this area, originally under the name Brookfield, the name of the township.

Nearby homes, granaries, and barns were also destroyed, as well as livestock, grain, and farming equipment.

The town hall, which had previously served as the schoolhouse, was destroyed, but a road grader inside the structure was spared when several farmers pulled it out using a tractor.

[7] In 2008, the Renville Historical Society announced plans to relinquish their duties as caretakers of the church building, which had fallen into disrepair.

The article stated that these small Renville County villages could not compete with the larger towns after the introduction of free mail delivery.