A visit to the Brooks 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 Brooks Cemetery ...
The Brooks Cemetery is located in Saline County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Abney Family #2 Cemetery
- Abney Family Cemetery
- The Abney Family Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney Family Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- Barton Family Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Hall Town Cemetery
- The Hall Town Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town Cemetery
- Kious Cemetery
- The Kious Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kious Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- McFarland Cemetery
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Old Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ebenezer Cemetery
- Old Ruff Cemetery
- The Old Ruff Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ruff Cemetery
- Rhine Church Cemetery
- The Rhine Church Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine Church Cemetery
- Simpson Family Cemetery
- Stricklin Family Cemetery
- Tuttle Cemetery
- The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
- Winkleman Cemetery
- The Winkleman Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkleman Cemetery
- Winn Cemetery
- The Winn Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Akin
- Broughton
- Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
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- Carrier Mills
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
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- Corinth
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
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- Cornerville
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
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- Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
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- Dale
- Eldorado
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Galatia
- Gaskins City
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hanaford
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Harrisburg
- Hartford
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
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- Ledford
- Ledford is located in Saline County
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- Liberty
- Liberty is located in Saline County
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- Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
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- Muddy
- Parrish
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
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- Pittsburg
- Raleigh
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
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- Saline City
- Saline City is located in Saline County
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- Smothersville
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
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- Texas City
- Texas City is located in Saline County
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- Thompsonville
- Walpole
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
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- Wasson
- Wasson is located in Saline County
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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 Brooks Cemetery. The following communities are located in Saline County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eldorado
- Harrisburg
- Raleigh
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Brooks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Saline 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 Brooks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404915 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404915 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: Saline
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harco
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Brooks Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |