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 Brentwood Estates (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 Brentwood Estates. 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 Brentwood Estates ...
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 Brentwood Estates: Brentwood Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Brentwood Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brentwood Estates.
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 hospitals 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.
Brentwood Estates is located in Broward County.
To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Broward County: Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade & Palm Beach.
Below are the counties that are near Brentwood Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brentwood Estates:
- Broward County (The home county of Brentwood Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood Estates, with the one closest to Brentwood Estates listed first.
- North Andrews Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oakland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Lazy Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lazy Lake is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Wilton Manors
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Island Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Island Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Village
- Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pompano Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flamingo Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flamingo Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Village
- Golden Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Heights is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Heights
- Lauderdale Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palm Aire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Palm Aire is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Aire
- Miami-Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood Estates, with the one closest to Brentwood Estates listed first.
- Andover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Andover is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Golden Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Golden Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
- Ives Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ives Estates is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Estates
- Aventura
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Lucerne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Lucerne is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lucerne
- Ojus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Norland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Norland is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norland
- North Miami Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scott Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scott Lake is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Lake
- Sunny Isles Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sunny Isles Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Isles Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,634 people
- Sunny Isles Beach has also been known as:
- Sunny Isles
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Isles Beach <1>
- Carol City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Miami Gardens
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Palm Beach County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood Estates, with the one closest to Brentwood Estates listed first.
- Boca Pointe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boca Pointe is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Pointe
- Boca Del Mar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boca Del Mar is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Del Mar
- Sandalfoot Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandalfoot Cove is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalfoot Cove
- Boca Raton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boca West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boca West is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca West
- Hamptons at Boca Raton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mission Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mission Bay is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bay
- Whisper Walk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whisper Walk is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Walk
- Highland Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yamato
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yamato is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yamato
- Kings Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kings Point is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Villages of Oriole
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Villages of Oriole is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villages of Oriole
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brentwood Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Brentwood Estates.
Cemeteries Near Brentwood Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brentwood Estates.
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 Brentwood Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brentwood Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brentwood Estates, with the one closest to Brentwood Estates listed first.
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pompano Beach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompano Beach Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pompano Beach Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pompano Beach.
- The Pompano Beach Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pompano Beach South Lawn Cemetery
- South Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993291 <2>
- Star of David Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Washington Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lauderdale Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westview Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lauderdale Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westlawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (31 more) ...
- Sharon Gardens Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eternal Light Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Brentwood Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brentwood Estates.
- Miami
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Miami is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 471,525 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brentwood Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brentwood Estates.
Newspapers Published in Brentwood Estates ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brentwood Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brentwood Estates, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brentwood Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Brentwood Estates:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Broward County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Miami-Dade County
- Palm Beach County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Brentwood Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brentwood Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |