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A visit to the Brooks 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 Brooks Cemetery ...

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

39.5170, -92.9355

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

The Brooks Cemetery is located in Chariton County<2>.

The county seat for Chariton County is located in Keytesville. Keytesville lies just to the south of the Brooks Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brooks Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Brooks Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
  • Welch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Welch Cemetery is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
  • German Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The German Cemetery is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
  • Parks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Parks Cemetery is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
  • Musselfork Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Musselfork Cemetery is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselfork Cemetery
  • Keytesville City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Varner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Varner Cemetery is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Locke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Locke Cemetery is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Cemetery
  • Prairle Dell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Prairle Dell Cemetery is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairle Dell Cemetery
  • Dalton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Dalton Cemetery is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Newcomer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Newcomer Cemetery is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer Cemetery
    • Fitzgerald Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
    • Bell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Bell Cemetery is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
    • Old Mendon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Old Mendon Cemetery is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mendon Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Shulte Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Shulte Cemetery is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulte Cemetery
    • Hopewell School Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Keytesville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #315364 <5>
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Salisbury Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brooks Cemetery.

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

  • Chraneville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Chraneville is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
  • Keytesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dalton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dalton is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Salisbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rothville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rothville is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Mendon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mendon is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Brunswick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Missouri Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
  • Grand River City ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand River City is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
  • Oil City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Oil City is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Namrash ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Namrash is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
  • Marceline
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Triplett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Triplett is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Clifton Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Thomas Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
    • Kaseyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kaseyville is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
    • Snyder
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Snyder is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
    • De Witt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • De Witt is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Lewis Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
    • Darksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Darksville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
    • Lingo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Lingo is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
    • Bucklin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bucklin is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
    • Sumner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 Brooks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chariton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Brooks Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Chariton 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 Brooks Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #714748  (Brooks Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #714748 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: Chariton
      • Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mike
      • Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.5169702     Lon: -92.9354718
      • 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 Missouri's counties, including Chariton, 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' (or 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- Brooks 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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