A visit to the Brooks Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Brooks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brooks Cemetery:
31.4802, -86.6864
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brooks Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Andalusia. Andalusia lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Brooks Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Brooks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bushfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bushfield Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushfield Cemetery
- Kervin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kervin Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kervin Cemetery
- South Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The South Butler Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Long Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch Cemetery
- Mancill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mancill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancill Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Herbert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Herbert Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
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- Riley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- Sellers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Sellers Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McKenzie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Mount Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Industry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Oaky Streak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Rabb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Georgiana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Wilcox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- River Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Gantt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Chapman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Owassa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Brooklyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Heath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Starlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Andalusia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Nymph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Brooks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andalusia
- Chapman
- Evergreen
- Georgiana
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Brooks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Covington County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Brooks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #133372 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #133372 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Covington
- Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooks
- Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.480164 Lon: -86.6863566
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Covington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Brooks Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |