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:
40.0361, -93.4980
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 Grundy County<2>.
The county seat for Grundy County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies just to the west northwest 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Brooks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Redenbaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Redenbaugh Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redenbaugh Cemetery
- Black Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
- Barr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Barr Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr Cemetery
- Joseph Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stucker Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stucker Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Rural Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rural Dale Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Dale Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Skinner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Skinner Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The May Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Alpha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alpha Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha Cemetery
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- Merryman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Merryman Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman Cemetery
- Newlan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Newlan Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlan Cemetery
- Honey Creek Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Atteberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Atteberry Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atteberry Cemetery
- Grundy Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drummond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Drummond Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
- Grummond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Grummond Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grummond Cemetery
- Old City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tolle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tolle Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolle Cemetery
- Joab Holloway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salem East Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem East Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem East Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Laredo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Farmersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Dunlap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Galt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Haseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville
- Tindall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Humphreys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Osgood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Brimson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brimson is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Spickard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jamesport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chillicothe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Browning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Wheeling
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Purdin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Lock Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Linneus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Bancroft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
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 Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Browning
- Chillicothe
- Chula
- Galt
- Galt lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Brooks Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Gilman City
- Humphreys
- Jamesport
- Laredo
- Linneus
- Meadville
- Purdin
- Spickard
- Trenton
- Wheeling
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 Brooks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Grundy 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 #1782152 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1782152 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: Grundy
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laredo
- Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0361267 Lon: -93.497993
- 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 Grundy, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |