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A visit to the Brookdare 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 Brookdare Cemetery ...

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

42.2498, -71.1651

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

The Brookdare Cemetery is located in Norfolk County<2>.

The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies just to the south southwest of the Brookdare Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brookdare Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Brookdare Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Boston.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOS.828 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90968 <6>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • The Gardens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Gardens Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Gardens Cemetery
    • The Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
    • The Gardens at Gethsemane Cemetery
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91017 <6>
  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
  • Mt. Benedict Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Boston Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Baker Street Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Calvary Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Roslindale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180374 <6>
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Roslindale.
    • The Oak Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1028532 <6>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Roslindale.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Old Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149537 <6>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Hills Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Holyhood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Needham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Needham Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Parish Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Parish Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Parish Cemetery
      • The Old Parish Cemetery has also been known as:
      • South Parish Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NRD.800 <5>
    • Forest Hills Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Canton Corner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Milton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Brookline Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Brookline Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Brookdare Cemetery.

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

  • Dedham
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dedham is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
  • Ashcroft
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
  • Readville Manor
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Readville Manor is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville Manor
  • Readville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Readville is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
  • Stonybrook Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
  • Hyde Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
  • Roslindale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
  • Highland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Highland is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • West Roxbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
  • Westwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Westwood is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,384 people
  • Mattapan Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
  • Westbrook Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Norwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Norwood is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
    • Ponkapoag
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ponkapoag is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponkapoag
    • Milton Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
    • Mattapan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
    • Needham Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
    • Needham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Needham is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
    • Charles River Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Newton Centre
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
    • Newton Highlands
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
    • Milton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Milton is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
    • Eliot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Eliot is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
    • Ashmont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
    • Roxbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Jamaica Plain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
    • Newton Upper Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
    • Babson Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park

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 Brookdare Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norfolk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Brookdare Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Norfolk 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 Brookdare Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #598790  (Brookdare Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #598790 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: Norfolk
      • Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Norwood
      • Location given for Brookdare Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2498208     Lon: -71.165053
      • 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 Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookdare 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <6>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.