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 East Brookwood (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 East Brookwood. 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.
Name Variations for East Brookwood ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Brookwood: E. Brookwood
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
East Brookwood is located in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near East Brookwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Brookwood:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of East Brookwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brookwood, with the one closest to East Brookwood listed first.
- Brookwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kellerman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Abernant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Lake View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Vance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coaling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Peterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Bull City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Cottondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Tannehill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Wood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brookwood, with the one closest to East Brookwood listed first.
- Blocton Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- North Bibb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Green Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- West Blocton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Italian Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Belle Ellen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Fayette County
- Alta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brookwood, with the one closest to East Brookwood listed first.
- Moundville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Powers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brookwood, with the one closest to East Brookwood listed first.
- Kimbrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- North Johns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Adger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ezra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- McCalla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Toadvine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Hueytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Mobile Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brookwood, with the one closest to East Brookwood listed first.
- Aden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Bamford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Sawmill Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Tulse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Brantleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Falliston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alabaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maylene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tacoa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Siluria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Montevallo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brookwood, with the one closest to East Brookwood listed first.
- Goodsprings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Reeds Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Twilley Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Oakman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <1>
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Quinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yerkwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Brookwood, see our County-by-County Page for East Brookwood.
Cemeteries Near East Brookwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Brookwood.
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 East Brookwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Brookwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Brookwood, with the one closest to East Brookwood listed first.
- West Brookwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little Hurricane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Hurricane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Abernant.
- The Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25526 <3>
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (415 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find East Brookwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Brookwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Brookwood, with the one closest to East Brookwood listed first.
- Brookwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yolande
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolande
- Coaling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Dudley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Vance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bibbville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bibbville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
- Giles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Giles is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Chamblee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chamblee is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
- Blocton Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Woodstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sumter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sumter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cottondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tannehill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Adger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Brookwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Brookwood.
Newspapers Published in East Brookwood ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Brookwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Brookwood, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Brookwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 East Brookwood:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Fayette County
- Hale County
- Jefferson County
- Shelby County
- Walker 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> | 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- East Brookwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 East Brookwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |