Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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.
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.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81077 <1>
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80828 <1>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81209 <1>
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #B-5060 <2>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #BA-2076 <2>
- Benton - Shipley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benton - Shipley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80751 <1>
- Old Cromwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cromwell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81321 <1>
- John Wesley UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Wesley UMC Cemetery
- The John Wesley UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Curtis Creek Furnace Burying Ground
- Furnace Branch Cemetery
- John Wesley Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-739 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2327873 <1>
- United Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Hebrew Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ring - Caples Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ring - Caples Cemetery
- The Ring - Caples Cemetery has also been known as:
- Caples Family Cemetery
- White Ave. Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-1081 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81779 <1>
- Andover Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andover Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andover Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80705 <1>
- Continue List (423 more) ...
- Scanlon Gravesite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scanlon Gravesite
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Scanlon Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2535457 <1>
- Westminster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminster Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westminster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Glen Haven Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Haven Memorial Park
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-2166 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80998 <1>
- Scanlon Gravesite
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.<5>
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.
- Curtis Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Pumphrey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Clifford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Linthicum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Shipley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Mount Winans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Winans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Winans
- Mount Winans is located in Baltimore City
- Patapsco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Wellham Crossroads ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellham Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellham Crossroads
- Wellham Crossroads is located in Anne Arundel County
- Cromwell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Glen Burnie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Burnie
- Glen Burnie is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Burnie <6>
- Turner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Colgate Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colgate Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate Creek
- Colgate Creek is located in Baltimore City
- Claremont ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Baltimore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <6>
- Colgate Creek
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.
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 562 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 5 miles [8 km]<7>. 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 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 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 Maryland
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Maryland State Archives
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maryland
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Maryland
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maryland
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Maryland
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brooklyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brooklyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brooklyn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brooklyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2304, Longitude: -76.6022 In this case, the coordinates for Brooklyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |