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A visit to the Brookshire 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 Brookshire Cemetery ...

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

37.4526, -97.0430

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

The Brookshire Cemetery is located in Cowley County<2>.

The county seat for Cowley County is located in Winfield. Winfield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Brookshire Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brookshire Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Brookshire Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Star Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Star Valley Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Valley Cemetery
  • Red Bud Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Red Bud Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud Cemetery
  • Widener Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Widener Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener Cemetery
  • Richland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
  • Stalter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Stalter Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalter Cemetery
  • Douglass Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Douglass Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
    • The Douglass Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Douglass City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92302 <5>
  • Udall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Udall Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall Cemetery
  • Akron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Akron Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Friends Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Mulvane Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Mulvane Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mulvane Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93165 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Littleton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Littleton Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
    • Ninnescah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ninnescah Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninnescah Cemetery
    • Muqbra Muslim Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Muqbra Muslim Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muqbra Muslim Cemetery
    • High Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The High Prairie Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Prairie Cemetery
      • The High Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McCabe Cemetery
      • Muddy Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92996 <5>
    • Dunlap Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Haskin Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Haskin Family Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskin Family Cemetery
    • Cumberland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
      • The Cumberland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cumberland Bible Church Cemetery
      • Little Walnut Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92904 <5>

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 Brookshire Cemetery.

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

  • Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Douglass
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Udall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Akron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Akron is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Dale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dale is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Floral
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Floral is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
  • Rose Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Gordon is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Wilmot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilmot is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
  • Smileyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Smileyville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
  • Salter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Salter is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
  • Bois d'Arc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mulvane
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • New Salem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • New Salem is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Bloomington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomington is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Belle Plaine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Kellogg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Kellogg is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Derby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <6>
    • Oxford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Oxford is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
      • Former name for Oxford:
      • Hapawalla
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
    • Winfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Atlanta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Clay Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Clay Center is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
    • Waco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Waco is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Augusta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lorena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Lorena is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Wego-Waco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco

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 Brookshire Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cowley County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brookshire Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Atlanta
  • Augusta
  • Belle Plaine
  • Derby
    • Derby lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Brookshire Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Derby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Mulvane
  • Udall
    • Udall lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Brookshire Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Udall.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
  • Winfield

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Brookshire Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Cowley 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 Brookshire Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #470211  (Brookshire Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470211 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: Cowley
      • Est. Elev: 371 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Udall
      • Location given for Brookshire Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.4525211     Lon: -97.0428155
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Cowley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brookshire 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.