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 Brooks (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 Brooks. 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 Brooks ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Other variations include: Brook's Station and Brookville.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Brooks. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brooks.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Brooks is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Clayton, Coweta, Fulton & Spalding.
Below are the counties that are near Brooks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooks:
- Fayette County (The home county of Brooks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Woolsey Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woolsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Foreston Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Harp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Inman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Keyland Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- Hamptons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- McIntosh Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Peachtree City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Fayette Villa Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Blakely Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Jenkinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fincherville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- Whitesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Bonanza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Lovejoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Irondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Clayton Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Riverdale Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
- Fox Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dartmouth Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Shangri-La on the Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shangri-La on the Lake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri-La on the Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,862 people
- Riverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilkshire Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
- Windermere Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
- Kings Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Senoia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haralson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jade Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Turin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sharpsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bexton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Moreland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Smith City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- East Newnan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Newnan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Smokey Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Grantville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sargent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- East Glen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
- Gresham Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
- Panthersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Fife
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rebecca Lake Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
- Palmetto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carlton Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Biscayne Club
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Biscayne Club is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Club
- Estimated population in 2019: 274 people
- Union City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Red Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Red Wing Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Red Wing Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing Cove
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,604 people
- Blair Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blair Village is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Village
- College Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chattahoochee Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corn Creek Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Heard County
- Corinth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Manor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Locust Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blacksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- McDonough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Highland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Stockbridge North
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Whitehouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Milner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aldora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Barnesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Goggins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Goggins
- From Brooks to Goggins
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Gay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luthersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Edman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carrolls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Woodbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Betts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Betts is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
- Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
- Harris City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warm Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- Box Ankle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Williamson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zebulon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Molena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lawrences Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Esmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Experiment
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunny Side
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Griffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Griffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Orchard Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Hogansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mountville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Barker Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Delray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hannahs Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- The Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thomaston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooks, see our County-by-County Page for Brooks.
Cemeteries Near Brooks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooks.
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 Brooks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Brooks City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brooks Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whitewater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moon Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blanton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- John Bates Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edmondson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (492 more) ...
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woolsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brooks had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brooks had a population of 560 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooks, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Vaughn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vaughn is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
- Lowry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lowry is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Zetella
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zetella is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zetella
- Woolsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Senoia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haralson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Inman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hollonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hollonville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollonville
- Beeks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beeks is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
- Williamson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rover is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Experiment
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Sunny Side
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooks.
Newspapers Published in Brooks ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooks, 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 Brooks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brooks:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butts County
- Carroll County
- Clayton County
- Coweta County
- DeKalb County
- Fulton County
- Heard County
- Henry County
- Lamar County
- Meriwether County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Spalding County
- Troup County
- Upson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Brooks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Brooks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |