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:
33.2510, -88.1792
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 Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies just to the east of the Brooks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brooks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Brooks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Spiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Spiller Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- New Cumberland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Cumberland Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fleming Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Mt. Sinal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Sinal Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinal Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Spring Hill Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Upper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Upper Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Carrollton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carrollton Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton Cemetery
- The Carrollton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carrollton City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21988 <5>
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Lower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lower Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Hebron Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Church Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Church Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bradford Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Garden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Garden Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Cemetery
- Aliceville Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Cockrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cockrell Cemetery is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Beaver Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beaver Town is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Carrollton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carrollton is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Archer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Archer is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Pickensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pickensville is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garden is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- McMullen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McMullen is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Aliceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stansel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stansel is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- McShan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McShan is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Ravine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Ethelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ethelsville is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Olney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olney is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Coal Fire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Fire is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Reform
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bell is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Stafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stafford is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Benevola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benevola is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Gordo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gordo is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <6>
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. The following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Carrollton
- Gordo
- Gordo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Brooks Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Pickensville
- Reform
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 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 Pickens 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 #135475 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135475 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 78 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reform SW
- Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2509548 Lon: -88.1791967
- 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 Pickens, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |