Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Brooklyn (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brooklyn. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Brooklyn is located in Coffee County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coffee County: Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Brooklyn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooklyn:
- Coffee County (The home county of Brooklyn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Alberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Curtis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Kinston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Danleys Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Pine Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- New Brockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Zoar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Battens Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Central City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Clintonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Butler County
- Oaky Streak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- County Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Opp
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <1>
- Beulah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Babbie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Onycha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Horn Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Rose Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Sanford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Heath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Libertyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Andalusia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Bullock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Dozier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brantley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Leon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Merrill Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Glenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Social Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Luverne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rutledge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Vidette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Cherokee Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Level Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Holiday Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Clayhatchee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Daleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Rucker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Samson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Chancellor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Scranton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Bellwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Geneva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tarentum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Hallsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Svea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Laurel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walton County (FL)
- Paxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooklyn, see our County-by-County Page for Brooklyn.
Cemeteries Near Brooklyn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooklyn.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brooklyn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooklyn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rhoades Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alberton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Opp.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25315 <2>
- Ino Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kinston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Brooklyn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooklyn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Alberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Curtis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Opine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Opine is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Damascus is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Wiggins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wiggins is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Green Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bay is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Rose Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Bullock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Clintonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Dozier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coffee Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Andalusia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooklyn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooklyn.
Newspapers Published in Brooklyn ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooklyn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooklyn, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooklyn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brooklyn:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Pike County
- Okaloosa County
- Walton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brooklyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brooklyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |