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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brooks Cemetery:
37.2689, -87.7545
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hopkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hopkins County is located in Madisonville. Madisonville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Brooks Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Brooks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Old Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Old Beulah Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Beulah Cemetery
- Trent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Trent Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cemetery
- Holloman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holloman Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloman Cemetery
- Irving Howton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Felker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Felker Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felker Cemetery
- Barns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barns Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barns Cemetery
- McNealy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McNealy Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNealy Cemetery
- Lynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
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- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Drennan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Drennan Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drennan Cemetery
- McGregor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McGregor Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor Cemetery
- McNeely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McNeely Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeely Cemetery
- High Glory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The High Glory Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Glory Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Trailer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trailer Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailer Cemetery
- Willimson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Willimson Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimson Cemetery
- Beckner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beckner Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckner Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dalton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Fiddle Bow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Dawson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Creswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Lewistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Claxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Manitou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Saint Charles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Earlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lisman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Piney Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Crider
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Clay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Madisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McGowan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Mortons Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blackford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Wheatcroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- West Wheatcroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Vanderburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hopkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dawson Springs
- Earlington
- Madisonville
- Princeton
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 Brooks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Hopkins 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 #487957 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #487957 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: Hopkins
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dalton
- Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2689349 Lon: -87.7544539
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Hopkins, 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- Brooks 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. |
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