A visit to the Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brooklyn Cemetery:
42.0958, -84.2350
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brooklyn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Brooklyn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brooklyn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brooklyn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brooklyn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jefferson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Cambridge Junction Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Briggs Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Briggs Lake Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Lake Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Cement City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cement City Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City Cemetery
- Osborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- Norvell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Norvell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell Cemetery
- Clark Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clark Lake Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Lake Cemetery
- Sanford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sanford Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Hand Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Maple Shade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maple Shade Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade Cemetery
- Springville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Springville Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville Cemetery
- East Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty Cemetery
- Somerset Congregational Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Somerset Congregational Church Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Congregational Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Somerset Congregational Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Somerset.
- The Somerset Congregational Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Somerset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981005 <5>
- Ray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Eldred Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Eldred Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Gay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Gay Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
- Gambleville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Gambleville Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambleville Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- North Rome Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Reynolds Corners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sharon Hollow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharon Hollow Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow Cemetery
- Fishville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fishville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brooklyn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brooklyn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brooklyn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cambridge Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cambridge Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
- Norvell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Napoleon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cement City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarklake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Devils Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Onsted
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Addison Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fishville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Somerset Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manitou Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sharon Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
- Tipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grass Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vandercook Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
- South Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
- Leoni
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Jerome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rowes Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
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 Brooklyn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooklyn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Addison
- Brooklyn
- Grass Lake
- Manchester
- Onsted
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Brooklyn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Brooklyn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2112731 (Brooklyn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2112731 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Onsted
- Location given for Brooklyn Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0958333 Lon: -84.235
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Jackson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brooklyn 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. |
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