A visit to the Brookside 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 Brookside Cemetery ...
The Brookside Cemetery is located in Grundy County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Braceville - Gardner Cemetery
- The Braceville - Gardner Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville - Gardner Cemetery
- The Braceville - Gardner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Augustine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #168173 <2>
- Catholic North Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Cryder Cemetery
- The Cryder Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryder Cemetery
- Dwight Old Town Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morris Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105611 <2>
- Goodfarm Cemetery
- The Goodfarm Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfarm Cemetery
- Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
- Hegland Cemetery
- The Hegland Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegland Cemetery
- Holderman Cemetery
- The Holderman Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holderman Cemetery
- Maxton & Woodside Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Old Mazon Cemetery
- The Old Mazon Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mazon Cemetery
- Sample Cemetery
- The Sample Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Cemetery
- Short Cemetery
- The Short Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brookside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adams ‑ Historic
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Braceville
- Braidwood
- Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Centerville ‑ Historic
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Central City
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Clarke City
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- Claypool
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Coal City
- Diamond
- Dwight
- East Brooklyn
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gardner
- Gaslight Village
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Godley
- Godley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Highland Town ‑ Historic
- Highland Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
- Kinsman
- Marseilles
- Mazon
- Morris
- Ransom
- Seneca
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
- South Wilmington
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Sunbury
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Verona
- Wauponsee
- Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
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 Brookside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brookside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braidwood
- Coal City
- Dwight
- Gardner
- Marseilles
- Mazon
- Morris
- Ransom
- Seneca
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 professional and volunteer websites 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 Brookside Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Grundy 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 Brookside Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1811028 (Brookside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1811028 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: Grundy
- Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mazon
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Grundy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | 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- Brookside Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |