A visit to the Brookfield Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Brookfield Cemetery (MACRIS ID: BKF.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: BKF.800'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.
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 Brookfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brookfield Cemetery:
42.2171, -72.1132
The Brookfield Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Brookfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brookfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brookfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brookfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cotter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cotter Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Old Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Warren Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Warren Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Podunk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Podunk Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk Cemetery
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cranberry Meadow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Aspen Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Old St. Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brookfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brookfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brookfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- West Brookfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,203 people
- Fiskdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lower Wire Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Wire Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Wire Village
- New Braintree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- West Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brimfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- Old Sturbridge Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sturbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- Charlton Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
- Upper Wire Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Wire Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Wire Village
- Ware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Brimfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Charlton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Globe Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Charlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
- Oakham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
- Wheelwright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Southbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hardwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hardwick is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Rochdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leicester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Brookfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brookfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookfield
- Spencer
- Ware
- Ware lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Brookfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ware.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Brookfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Worcester 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 Brookfield Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: BKF.800
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602299 (Brookfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602299 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: Worcester
- Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Brookfield
- Location given for Brookfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2181484 Lon: -72.1150771
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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.
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, 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' (or 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- Brookfield 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. |