Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Brooklyn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Brooklyn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brooklyn, please Contact Us.

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We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Brooklyn (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brooklyn. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Brooklyn is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson Parish: Bienville, Caldwell, Lincoln, Ouachita & Winn.

Below are the parishes that are near Brooklyn. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooklyn:

• Jackson Parish     (The home parish of Brooklyn)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
  • Chatham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Jackson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <3>
  • Zoar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
    • Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
  • Eros
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eros have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
    • Eros is located in Jackson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <3>
  • Weston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
  • Cartwright
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
  • East Hodge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
    • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jonesboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Jonesboro is located in Jackson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <3>
  • North Hodge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
    • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Ansley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
    • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
  • Hodge
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
    • Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodge <3>
  • Quitman
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
    • Quitman is located in Jackson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <3>
• Bienville Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
  • English
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • English is located in Bienville Parish
  • Liberty Hill
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
• Caldwell Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
  • Mount Pleasant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Banks Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
    • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Clarks
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
    • Clarks is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <3>
  • Columbia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
  • Grayson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
    • Grayson is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <3>
  • Kelly
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Kelly is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelly <3>
• La Salle Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
  • Standard
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
    • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
  • Olla
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
    • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <3>
  • Urania
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urania
    • Urania is located in La Salle Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urania <3>
  • Tullos
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos
    • Tullos is located in La Salle Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullos <3>
• Lincoln Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
  • Choudrant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choudrant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choudrant
    • Choudrant is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choudrant <3>
  • Sibley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Ruston
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
    • Ruston is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruston <3>
  • Cedarton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
    • Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Grambling
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grambling
    • Grambling is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grambling <3>
  • Vienna
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Simsboro
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
    • Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <3>
• Ouachita Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
  • Lapine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
    • Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Indian Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Bosco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bosco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
    • Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Calhoun
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Calhoun is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <3>
  • Forksville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
    • Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Eureka
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Frost Town
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
    • Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Claiborne
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claiborne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Richwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
  • Pino Bayou Village
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pino Bayou Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
    • Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
  • West Monroe
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
  • Monroe
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <3>
• Union Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
  • Downsville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Downsville is located in Union Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downsville <3>
  • Wilhite
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
    • Wilhite is located in Union Parish
• Winn Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
  • Newport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Winn Parish
  • Sikes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sikes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikes
    • Sikes is located in Winn Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikes <3>
  • Hudson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
  • Dodson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Dodson is located in Winn Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <3>
  • Gansville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
    • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
  • Joyce
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
    • Joyce is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joyce <3>
  • Winnfield
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnfield
    • Winnfield is located in Winn Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,283 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnfield <3>
  • Bethlehem
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooklyn, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Brooklyn.

Newspapers Published in Brooklyn ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooklyn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooklyn, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooklyn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brooklyn:

• Websites specific to Louisiana
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources//Historical Resources/

• Pages specific to Jackson Parish
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby parishes
  • Bienville Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • La Salle Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Union Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Winn Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Jackson Parish
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Jackson Parish

Cemeteries Near Brooklyn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooklyn.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooklyn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.

• Brooklyn Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooklyn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooklyn Cemetery
• Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
• Mt. Moriah Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
• Tippen Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tippen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tippen Cemetery
• Henson Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henson Cemetery
• Chatham Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatham Cemetery
• Womack Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Womack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Womack Cemetery
• Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
• Zoar Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Cemetery
• Greater Apostolic Church Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greater Apostolic Church Cemetery
• Palestine Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palestine Cemetery
• Bethel Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
• Continue List   (204 more) ...
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
  • Hickory Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Springs Cemetery
  • Hickory Springs Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickory Springs Church Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the southeast of Banks Springs.
    • The Hickory Springs Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hickory Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Springs Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2507019 <5>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Brooklyn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooklyn.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.

• Nash ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Nash is located in Jackson Parish
• Dalley ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
  • Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
• Lapine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
  • Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
• Cadeville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadeville
  • Cadeville is located in Ouachita Parish
• Newport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Winn Parish
• Cotton Plant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
  • Cotton Plant is located in Caldwell Parish
• Weston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
• Mount Pleasant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
• Blankston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blankston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankston
  • Blankston is located in Caldwell Parish
• Vernon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Jackson Parish
• Indian Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
• Hebron
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
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  • Gaars Mill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaars Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaars Mill
    • Gaars Mill is located in Winn Parish
  • Hickory Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
    • Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish
  • Corey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
    • Corey is located in Caldwell Parish

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooklyn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooklyn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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