A visit to the Brookville Lutheran 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 Brookville Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brookville Lutheran Cemetery:
42.0552, -89.6875
The Brookville Lutheran Cemetery is located in Carroll County<1>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Mount Carroll. Mount Carroll lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west of the Brookville Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brookville Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brookville Lutheran Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brookville Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chambers Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brethren in Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schriner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Eagle Point Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Elkhorn Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Cemetery
- Forreston Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Elkhorn Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Webster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- Haldane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Haldane Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Wendelin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lanark City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch 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]<2> of the Brookville Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brookville Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brookville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elkhorn Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hitt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haldane
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Elkhorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hazelhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Polo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Forreston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lanark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zier Cors
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chadwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baileyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Penrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adeline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Coleta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woosung
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Brookville Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brookville Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coleta
- Coleta lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Brookville Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coleta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleta
- Forreston
- Lanark
- Lanark lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Brookville Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lanark.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Milledgeville
- Mount Morris
- Polo
- Polo lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Brookville Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Shannon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Brookville Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Brookville Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1785402 (Brookville Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1785402 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brookville
- Location given for Brookville Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0550269 Lon: -89.6873372
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookville Lutheran Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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