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A visit to the Brookside 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 Brookside Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brookside Cemetery:

37.9225, -104.9208

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Brookside Cemetery is located in Pueblo County<2>.

The county seat for Pueblo County is located in Pueblo. Pueblo lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Brookside Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brookside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Brookside Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brookside Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Beulah Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
  • Cisneros Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cisneros Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisneros Cemetery
  • Butte Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Butte Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Cemetery
  • Maes Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maes Creek Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maes Creek Cemetery
  • Speed Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Speed Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Farisita Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Farisita Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farisita Cemetery
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
  • Verde Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • The Verde Cemetery is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verde Cemetery
  • Sanches Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sanches Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanches Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Yellowstone Creek Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Gonzales Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Cemetery
    • Bustos Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bustos Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustos Cemetery
    • Valdez Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Valdez Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez Cemetery
    • Chavez Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • The Chavez Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavez Cemetery
    • Chama Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Chama Cemetery is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama Cemetery
    • Valhalla Memorial Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Valhalla Memorial Park is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Memorial Park
      • The Valhalla Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Valhalla Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57602 <5>
    • Rosita Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rosita Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Pueblo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57448 <5>
    • Swallows Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brookside Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brookside Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Rye
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rye is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <6>
  • Greenhorn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Greenhorn is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
  • Colorado City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Colorado City is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
  • Apache City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Apache City is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache City
  • Beulah Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Beulah Valley is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Valley
  • Beulah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lascar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lascar is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lascar
  • Tioga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Tioga is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
  • Gardner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Calumet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Calumet is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • Alamo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Alamo is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Walsenburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cuchara Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cuchara Junction is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara Junction
    • Greenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Siloam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Bradford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Red Wing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Wetmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • La Veta Pass
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
    • Rosita
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosita is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
    • Querida ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Querida is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
      • Querida has also been known as:
      • Bassick
      • Querida Junction

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 Brookside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pueblo County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brookside Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Brookside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Pueblo 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 Brookside Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #193918  (Brookside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #193918 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: Pueblo
      • Est. Elev: 2038 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rye
      • Location given for Brookside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.9225084     Lon: -104.9208215
      • 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 Colorado's counties, including Pueblo, 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 from Point A (ie- Brookside 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.