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A visit to the Brookton 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 Brookton Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brookton Cemetery:

45.5356, -67.7614

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brookton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Brookton Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Machias. Machias lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Brookton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brookton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Brookton Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brookton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Eaton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Eaton Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
  • Danforth Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Danforth Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth Cemetery
  • Butterfield Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
  • Trout Brook Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Trout Brook Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Brook Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brackett Cemetery
    • Weston Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503908 <5>
  • Toole Bean Spinney Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Drew Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Drew Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Cemetery
  • Belding Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Belding Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding Cemetery
  • Vanceboro Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Selden Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Selden Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden Cemetery
  • Wytopitlock Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wytopitlock Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock Cemetery
  • Peters Cove Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Peters Cove Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rockland Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Tuck Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Tuck Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tuck Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Haynesville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394821 <5>
    • Karnes Gellerson Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Haynesville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90466 <5>
    • Eastman Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Eastman Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
    • Clifford Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Clifford Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford Cemetery
    • Rollins Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rollins Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
    • Blaisdell Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • The Blaisdell Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaisdell Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Haynesville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2377107 <5>
    • Twombly Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • The Twombly Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twombly Cemetery
    • St. Annes Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brookton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brookton Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Brookton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Topsfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Topsfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Forest City Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Forest City Landing is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Landing
  • Forest City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Forest City is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Danforth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lambert Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lambert Lake is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Lake
  • Pemberton Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Talmadge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Talmadge is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Waite
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Waite is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Carroll
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Carroll is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Carroll has also been known as:
    • Carroll Plantation
  • Plantation of Prentiss
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Vanceboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Vanceboro is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Bancroft
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Wytopitlock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
    • Green Mountain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fosterville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Drew Plantation
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Orient
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • South Springfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • South Springfield is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Springfield
    • Burpee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burpee
    • Springfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Graham Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • North Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Reed Plantation
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people

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 Brookton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brookton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Danforth

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 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 Brookton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 Brookton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #563023  (Brookton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #563023 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brookton
      • Location given for Brookton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.5356237     Lon: -67.7613957
      • 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 Maine's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookton 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.