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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:

41.4345, -73.1579

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 New Haven County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Brookside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Brookside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Southford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Southford Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford Cemetery
  • Jacks Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Middleground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Middleground Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleground Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
  • Great Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Great Hill Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Hill Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Pine Bridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Pine Bridge Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bridge Cemetery
  • Guntown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Guntown Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown Cemetery
  • Stiles Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Roses Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Roses Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Roses Cemetery
  • Berkshire Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Berkshire Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Berkshire Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Newtown.
    • The Berkshire Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Berkshire Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970724 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • East Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The East Village Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village Cemetery
    • St. Augustine Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Pierce Hollow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pierce Hollow Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Hollow Cemetery
    • Walker Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Walker Farm Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Farm Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. James Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Naugatuck.
      • The St. James Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. James Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103634 <5>
    • Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Grove Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Naugatuck.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103375 <5>
    • Salem Bridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Salem Bridge Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Bridge Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Union City.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968620 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brookside Cemetery.

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

  • Bowers Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
  • Oxford
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Oxford is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,250 people
  • Oxford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Southford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Southford is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
  • Stevenson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pine Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pine Bridge is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bridge
  • Beacon Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Southbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Southbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Southbury is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
  • Russian Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
  • Riverside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • East Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • East Village is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Seymour
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Seymour is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,326 people
    • Seymour
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beacon Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Beacon Falls is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,230 people
    • Heritage Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Heritage Village is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • South Britain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Botsford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • White Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • White Hills is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
    • Naugatuck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Naugatuck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
    • Middlebury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Middlebury is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
    • Middlebury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Hook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Newtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Newtown is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Newtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Monroe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Monroe is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,328 people
    • Monroe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ansonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ansonia is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
    • Ansonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Union City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Union City is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City

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. The following communities are located in New Haven 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 start 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 Brookside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to New Haven 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 #205754  (Brookside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #205754 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: New Haven
      • Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Southbury
      • Location given for Brookside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.4345406     Lon: -73.1578894
      • 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 Connecticut's counties, including New Haven, 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' (or point-to-point) 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.