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 Brooksville (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 Brooksville. 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 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.
Brooksville is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Brooksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooksville:
- Morgan County (The home county of Brooksville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
- Priceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Burningtree Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Winton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hartselle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flint City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Russell Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Leesdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Valhermoso Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Falkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
- Birdie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
- Vinemont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- West Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Simcoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Central
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Baileyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Cullman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Joppa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones' Chapel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Lauderdale County
- Dells Vista Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
- Oakville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Hillsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Moulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Wren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Courtland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Courtland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Muck City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
- Westlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Swancott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Mooresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Harris Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Tanner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Capshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Country Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Fairmount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ripley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
- Triana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- English Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Chelsea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Rideout Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Monrovia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Huntsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwycke Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Lincoln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Big Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
- Ruth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Hog Jaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Union Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arab
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Scant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Askea Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Warrenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
- Upshaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooksville, see our County-by-County Page for Brooksville.
Cemeteries Near Brooksville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooksville.
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 Brooksville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
- Slayton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ratliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burning Tree Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rountree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (877 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Somerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Brooksville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooksville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
- Priceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Hartselle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stringer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Swancott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Leesdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Triana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Mooresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Falkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodland Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Valhermoso Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Talucah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Talucah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talucah
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Decatur Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Simpson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooksville.
Newspapers Published in Brooksville ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooksville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooksville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooksville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Brooksville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Winston 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> | 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 Brooksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brooksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |