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 Brookwood (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 Brookwood. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Brookwood is located in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County: Cherokee, Dawson, Fulton, Gwinnett & Hall.
Below are the counties that are near Brookwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brookwood:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Brookwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- Cumming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Chestatee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Winder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Russell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Allatoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Corbin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- Free Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Hardman Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Orange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Hickory Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Colemans Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Buffington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Breeze Hill Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
- Holly Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- Sturbridge Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Chattahoochee Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
- Mount Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Bethel is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bethel
- Holly Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Noonday
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Cobb Place Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
- Vinings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kennesaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brookside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- Barrettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Lumpkin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Dawsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- Peachtree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Dunwoody West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
- Dunwoody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Doraville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chamblee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northwoods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Northwoods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Tucker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,265 people
- Brookhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- North Atlanta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Atlanta
- Montreal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Montreal is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Stone Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- Ocee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Johns Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Preston Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Lake Union Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
- Alpharetta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fields Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Hundred
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Mountain Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Sandy Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montwicke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montwicke is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
- Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- Duluth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Suwanee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peachtree Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
- Norcross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Elmside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
- Rest Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- Gaines Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Gay Lan
(12 miles [19.3 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodbridge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Flowery Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blackshear Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Summer Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Westside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Candler
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Klondike
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- Braselton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hoschton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Talmo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pendergrass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- Nelson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Tate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Canoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- Zingara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Lakeview Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Conyers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Milstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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 Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- Split Silk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Between
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Nicholasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Youth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Campton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Walnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookwood, see our County-by-County Page for Brookwood.
Cemeteries Near Brookwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookwood.
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 Brookwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brookwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Faith Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bagley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Warsaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Connolly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (509 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Big Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Douglass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Brookwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brookwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookwood, with the one closest to Brookwood listed first.
- Big Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Ocee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Webb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Webb is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Warsaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warsaw is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Duluth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Suwanee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alpharetta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Drew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Drew is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Cumming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Norcross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Free Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
- Coal Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Batesville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brookwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookwood.
Newspapers Published in Brookwood ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookwood, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookwood.
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 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 Brookwood:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Bartow County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Dawson County
- DeKalb County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Hall County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Pickens County
- Rockdale County
- Walton 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> | 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 Brookwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |