A visit to the Brooking Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Brooking Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brooking Cemetery (FG ID #27764).
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 Brooking Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brooking Cemetery:
39.0279, -94.4600
The Brooking Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the north northeast of the Brooking Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brooking Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Brooking Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brooking Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Collings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Campground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Pitcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Floral Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Floral Hills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hills Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sechrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hylton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brooking Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brooking Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Raytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Blue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holmes Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unity Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Lake Tapawingo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lee's Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cement City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Westwood Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Mission Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Mission Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Minaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prairie Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leawood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Kansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Avondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Birmingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Kansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roeland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Brooking 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 Brooking Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Independence
- Kansas City
- North Kansas City
- Raytown
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 Brooking Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- 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 Brooking Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #27764
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #714743 (Brooking Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #714743 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: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Independence
- Location given for Brooking Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0269501 Lon: -94.4599525
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri'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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brooking 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |