A visit to the Brookport Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Brookport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brookport Cemetery:
37.1259, -88.5712
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brookport Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brookport Cemetery is located in Massac County<2>.
The county seat for Massac County is located in Metropolis. Metropolis lies just to the west northwest of the Brookport Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brookport Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Brookport Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brookport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCormick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Allard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Allard Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allard Cemetery
- Keckolie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Keckolie Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keckolie Cemetery
- Bigley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bigley Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigley Cemetery
- Pell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pell Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Maplelawn Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maplelawn Park Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplelawn Park Cemetery
- The Maplelawn Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maplelawn Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Fritts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fritts Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritts Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Buzzard Roost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Douglas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Poco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Poco Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poco Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Audubon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Audubon Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Cemetery
- Vickers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vickers Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickers Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brookport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brookport Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Paducah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hendron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Reidland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Ledbetter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamletsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Metropolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Massac City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- West Paducah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Krebs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Smithland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Massac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Grahamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Sharpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Future City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Camelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Calvert City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <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 Brookport Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Massac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brookport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Metropolis
- Paducah
- Smithland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Brookport Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Massac County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Brookport Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #424674 (Brookport Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #424674 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Massac
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paducah NE
- Location given for Brookport Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1258891 Lon: -88.5711575
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Massac, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookport Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |