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 Brooks Hill (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 Brooks Hill. 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.

Name Variations for Brooks Hill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this community is Brooks Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Brooks Hill may originally have been Brook's Hill.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Brooks Hill might be written as Brook Hill.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Newspapers Published in Brooks Hill ...

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 548 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooks Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooks Hill, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooks Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Brooks Hill:

• 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

Cemeteries Near Brooks Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooks Hill.

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 Brooks Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Hebrew Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
• St. Andrews Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
• Pussville Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pussville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pussville Cemetery
• Oheb Shalom Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oheb Shalom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oheb Shalom Cemetery
• St. Stanislaus Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81603 <4>
• St. Martha Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martha Cemetery
• Swartz Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swartz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swartz Cemetery
• St. Paul Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
• Sacred Heart of Mary Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart of Mary Cemetery
• Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • The Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery
• Holy Rosary Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
• Oak Lawn Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • The Oak Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
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  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery

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 Brooks Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooks Hill.

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

• Colgate Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • 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
• Canton
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Baltimore City
• Turner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Baltimore County
• North Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
  • North Point is located in Baltimore County
• Orangeville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
• Rosedale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <6>
• Curtis Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Sparrows Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparrows Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
  • Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
• Gardenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
• Golden Ring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Ring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
  • Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
• Kenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
  • Kenwood is located in Baltimore County
• Baltimore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Clifford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Baltimore City
  • Lauraville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauraville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
    • Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
  • Stemmers Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stemmers Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemmers Run
    • Stemmers Run is located in Baltimore County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brooks Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/