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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 Brookhaven (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 Brookhaven. 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.

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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DeKalb County: Clayton, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry & Rockdale.

Below are the counties that are near Brookhaven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brookhaven:

  • DeKalb County     (The home county of Brookhaven)
  • Barrow County
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Allatoona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bartow is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
    • Emerson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Colemans Landing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
    • Hardman Place
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
    • Skyridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
    • Kingridge West
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
    • Woodstock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Breeze Hill Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
    • Motes Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
    • Hickory Flat
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lebanon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tyson Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
    • Allatoona Pass
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gibson Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
    • Holly Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton County
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Chattahoochee Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
      • Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
    • Vinings
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mount Bethel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Smyrna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sturbridge Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
    • Brookside Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
    • Nelsons Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
    • Fair Oaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Ivey Terrace
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
    • Holly Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
    • Marietta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
    • Knox Springs Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Lithia Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Flowers Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
    • Blair Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
    • Lakeland Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
    • Douglasville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Springwood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Windwood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
    • White City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Winston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Lafayette Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
    • Franklin Farms
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
    • Blakely Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
    • Winterthur Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Fayetteville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Tyrone Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
    • Tyrone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Forsyth County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Buckhead
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Montwicke
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Montwicke is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
    • Brookwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookwood is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
    • Linwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Linwood is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Atlanta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cabbage Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
    • Vine City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Vine City is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
    • Roswell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Peoplestown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Thomasville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Thomasville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
    • Sylvan Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sylvan Hills is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,463 people
    • Adams Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Danbury Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
    • Elmside Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
    • Norcross
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Peachtree Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lilburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Berkeley Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
    • Berkeley Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
    • Luxomni
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
      • Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
    • Stonemont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
    • Duluth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethesda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
      • Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Gaines Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
    • Gay Lan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gay Lan is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
      • Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
    • Woodbridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodbridge is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Stockbridge North
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
      • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
    • Stockbridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Highland Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Highland Village is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Oakwood Manor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
    • Whitehouse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitehouse is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
    • Tunis ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Tunis is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
    • McDonough
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Salem Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
    • Salem Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem Branch is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Indian Rose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
    • Hiram
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Country Acres
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Country Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
    • New Hope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
    • Dallas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Forrister
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Home Place Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
  • Rockdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Lakeview Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
    • Zingara
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Conyers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Milstead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
      • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
  • Walton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Split Silk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Youth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
    • Between
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookhaven, see our County-by-County Page for Brookhaven.

Cemeteries Near Brookhaven ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookhaven.

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 Brookhaven - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brookhaven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.

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 Brookhaven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brookhaven.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.

  • Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
  • Edwardsville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Chamblee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Seborn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Seborn is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seborn
  • Hammond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammond is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Doraville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunwoody
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Woodward
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodward is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
  • Decatur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clarkston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bolton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Edgewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Edgewood is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Clifton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Clifton is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Kirkwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Kirkwood is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Atlanta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brookhaven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookhaven.

Newspapers Published in Brookhaven ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookhaven.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookhaven, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookhaven.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brookhaven:

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 Brookhaven, 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 from Point A (ie- Brookhaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.