A visit to the Brookside 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 Brookside Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brookside Cemetery:
42.7043, -71.0542
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brookside Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.
The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Brookside Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brookside Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Brookside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brookside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Cemetery
- The Lithuanian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haverhill Lithuanian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91181 <6>
- First Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The First Burying Ground is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Burying Ground
- Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Georgetown.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SAL.801 <5>
- Linwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Pentucket Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Groveland.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GRV.800 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91517 <6>
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Meeting House Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill Cemetery
- The Meeting House Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Burying Ground
- Old North Burying Ground
- Searles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Searles Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles Cemetery
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- United Lebanese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The United Lebanese Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Lebanese Cemetery
- The United Lebanese Cemetery has also been known as:
- Syrian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91762 <6>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- Haverhill City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hilldale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hilldale Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Sons of Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Parish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The West Parish Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Parish Cemetery
- St. Augustines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Byfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Merrimack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Merrimack Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack Cemetery
- Children of Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brookside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brookside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Boxford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
- East Boxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boxford
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Boxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,331 people
- Groveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Groveland is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Ward Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- North Andover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Shawsheen Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Haverhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Andover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Topsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Topsfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,660 people
- Byfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Tozier Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Methuen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Methuen is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Middleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Middleton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
- West Newbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Rocks Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Haggetts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- Lowell Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- North Reading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- Brigadoon Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
- Howe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Howe is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Rowley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rowley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Ayers Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
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 Brookside Cemetery. The following communities are located in Essex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brookside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andover
- Haverhill
- Lawrence
- Methuen
- Topsfield
- West Newbury
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 helpful 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 Brookside Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Essex 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 Brookside Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599036 (Brookside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599036 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: Essex
- Est. Elev: 35 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Groveland
- Location given for Brookside Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7042585 Lon: -71.0542225
- 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 Essex, 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- Brookside 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.
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| <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. |