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A visit to the Brooking Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Brooking Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brooking Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brooking Cemetery

Lat:   40.5181°   (40° 31' 5")

Lon:   -90.6712°   (-90° 40' 16")

The Brooking Cemetery is located in McDonough County<2>.

The county seat for McDonough County is located in Macomb. Macomb lies just to the south of the Brooking Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Brooking Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Simpson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
  • Stickel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stickel Cemetery
    • The Stickel Cemetery is located in McDonough County
    • The Stickel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Stickle Cemetery
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in McDonough County
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in McDonough County
  • Macomb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macomb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Macomb Cemetery is located in McDonough County
  • Old Macomb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Macomb Cemetery
    • The Old Macomb Cemetery is located in McDonough County
  • St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Paul Catholic Cemetery is located in McDonough County
    • The St. Paul Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108069 <5>
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in McDonough County
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in McDonough County
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hainline Cemetery
  • Guy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Guy Cemetery is located in McDonough County
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in McDonough County
  • Pennington #1 Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennington #1 Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennington #1 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pennington #1 Cemetery is located in McDonough County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Walker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in McDonough County
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in McDonough County
    • Bardolph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bardolph Cemetery
      • The Bardolph Cemetery is located in McDonough County
    • Pearce Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearce Cemetery
      • The Pearce Cemetery is located in McDonough County
      • The Pearce Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Arberghast - Pearce Cemetery
    • Atkinson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkinson Cemetery
      • The Atkinson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in McDonough County
    • Solon - Robinson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solon - Robinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solon - Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Solon - Robinson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
    • Hageman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hageman Cemetery
      • The Hageman Cemetery is located in McDonough County
      • The Hageman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lynn - Hageman Cemetery
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in McDonough County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brooking Cemetery.

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

  • Good Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in McDonough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Hope <6>
  • Lamone Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamone Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
    • Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
  • Macomb
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Macomb is located in McDonough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <6>
  • University Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • University Village is located in McDonough County
  • East Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • East Village is located in McDonough County
  • Bardolph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sciota
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Colchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
    • Colchester is located in McDonough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colchester <6>
  • Bushnell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • New Philadelphia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
    • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
  • Youngstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
    • Youngstown is located in Warren County
  • Blandinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Tennessee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee
      • Tennessee is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennessee <6>
    • Adair
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for VIshnu Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
      • VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
    • Industry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Joetta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joetta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
      • Joetta is located in Hancock County
    • Marietta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Raritan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raritan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
      • Raritan is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Roseville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fountain Green
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
      • Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
    • Checkrow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
      • Checkrow is located in Fulton County
    • Avon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>

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 Brooking Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDonough County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooking 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 either 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 Brooking Cemetery:

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 Brooking Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1954729  (Brooking Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1954729 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Good Hope
    • County: McDonough         Elev: 213
    • Location given for GNIS #1954729 (Brooking Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Illinois' counties, including McDonough, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brooking Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5181, Longitude: -90.6712       In this case, the coordinates for the Brooking Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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