A visit to the Brookshire 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 Brookshire Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brookshire Cemetery:
33.3501, -88.2964
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brookshire Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brookshire Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Brookshire Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brookshire Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brookshire Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brookshire Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Baptist Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Toliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Toliver Cemetery is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver Cemetery
- The Toliver Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63255 <5>
- Chandler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Old El Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Strawbridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Strawbridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Togo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Togo Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Ethelsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ethelsville Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville Cemetery
- Roberson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Roberson Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson Cemetery
- Bigbee Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bigbee Valley Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee Valley Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Upper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Upper Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cemetery
- New Cumberland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Possum Bend Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Thomasson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Thomasson Family Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomasson Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Reform.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358708 <5>
- Brown Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill Cemetery
- Forest Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brookshire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brookshire Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Macedonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Archer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Ethelsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Pickensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- McShan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Ravine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Beaver Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Coal Fire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deerbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Memphis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Stansel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- McMullen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Bent Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Reform
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aliceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Millport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fernbank
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
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 Brookshire Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brookshire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Brooksville
- Carrollton
- Columbus
- Millport
- Pickensville
- Reform
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 Brookshire 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 Brookshire Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #135476 (Brookshire Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135476 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: 71 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forreston
- Location given for Brookshire Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3501205 Lon: -88.2964242
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookshire 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. |
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