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 East 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 East 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.

Name Variations for East Brooklyn ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Brooklyn: E. Brooklyn

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.

Cemeteries Near East Brooklyn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East 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 East Brooklyn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81209 <1>
Cedar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80828 <1>
Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81077 <1>
John Wesley UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
Marley Methodist Protestant Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marley Methodist Protestant Church Cemetery
- The Marley Methodist Protestant Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Marley Methodist Protestant Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2327221 <1>
Solley Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solley Family Cemetery
- The Solley Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Solleys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81646 <1>
St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81603 <1>
Swartz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swartz Cemetery
- 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.
St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- 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.
Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
- 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.
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
Benton - Shipley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benton - Shipley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80751 <1>
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- Old Cromwell Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cromwell Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81321 <1>
- Glen Haven Memorial Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  - 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>
- Hall UMC Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall UMC Cemetery
  - The Hall UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Hall Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81043 <1>

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.<4>

While we didn't find East Brooklyn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Brooklyn.

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

Curtis Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumphrey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
Turner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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
Colgate Creek
(3 miles [4.8 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
Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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
Clifford
(3 miles [4.8 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
Linthicum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linthicum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
Shipley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Shipley is located in Anne Arundel County
Cromwell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Cromwell is located in Anne Arundel County
Baltimore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <5>
Orangeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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
Mount Winans
(4 miles [6.4 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
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- Wellham Crossroads ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 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
- Glen Burnie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  - 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 <5>
- Marley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
  - Marley is located in Anne Arundel County

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

Newspapers Published in East 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 560 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Brooklyn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Brooklyn, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East 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 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 East 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 East 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>	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 East Brooklyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- East Brooklyn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Brooklyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2296, Longitude: -76.5766 In this case, the coordinates for East Brooklyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).