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:
33.3987, -91.9412
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 Drew County<2>.
The county seat for Drew County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brooks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Peter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Peter Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Peter Cemetery
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ozment Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ozment Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozment Cemetery
- Hales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hales Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Cemetery
- Smearny Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smearny Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smearny Cemetery
- Calvary Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnsville Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- The Palestine Cemetery has also been known as:
- Palestine UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55571 <5>
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirkpatrick Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lacey Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Cemetery
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Norris Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Norris Hill Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Hill Cemetery
- Outlaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Egypy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Egypy Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypy Cemetery
- Judson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Judson Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson Cemetery
- Deal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Deal Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Long View Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Johnsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Fountain Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Lacey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Sumpter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Ingalls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Blanchton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Hermitage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- North Crossett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Warren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Gravelridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- West Crossett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- Crossett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Barkada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Lanark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Jersey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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 Drew County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crossett
- Hamburg
- Monticello
- Warren
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 professional and volunteer 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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Drew 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 #46979 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46979 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: Drew
- Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Longview
- Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3987254 Lon: -91.9412442
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Drew, 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 things 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> | 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. |