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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Brooklyn (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brooklyn. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Brooklyn is located in Forrest County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Forrest County: Covington, Jones, Lamar, Perry & Stone.

Below are the counties that are near Brooklyn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooklyn:

  • Forrest County     (The home county of Brooklyn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
    • Carnes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
      • Carnes is located in Forrest County
    • McLaurin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
      • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
    • Goodluck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
      • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
    • Hattiesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Petal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
      • Petal is located in Forrest County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <1>
  • Covington County
    • Lux
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
      • Lux is located in Covington County
  • George County
    • Bexley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bexley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
      • Bexley is located in George County
  • Greene County
    • McLain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
      • McLain is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
    • Howison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
      • Howison is located in Harrison County
    • Saucier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jones County
    • Ovett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
      • Ovett is located in Jones County
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
    • Purvis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
      • Purvis is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <1>
    • Lumberton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
      • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <1>
    • Wells Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
      • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
    • West Hattiesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
      • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
  • Pearl River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
    • Poplarville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
      • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <1>
    • Juniper Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
      • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
    • New Augusta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
      • New Augusta is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <1>
    • Wingate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Perry County
    • Beaumont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Beaumont is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • Richton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
    • Wiggins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
      • Wiggins is located in Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <1>
    • Smith Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
      • Smith Town is located in Stone County
    • McHenry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • McHenry is located in Stone County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooklyn, see our County-by-County Page for Brooklyn.

Newspapers Published in Brooklyn ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooklyn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooklyn, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooklyn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brooklyn:

Cemeteries Near Brooklyn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooklyn.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooklyn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.

  • Brooklyn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooklyn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooklyn Cemetery
  • Grace Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
  • Granny Bounds Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granny Bounds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granny Bounds Cemetery
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
  • Mixon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mixon Cemetery
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
  • Epps Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Epps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Epps Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Batson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Batson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (257 more) ...
    • Newman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Rock Hill Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Church Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Brooklyn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooklyn.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.

  • Hattiesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hillsdale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
  • Orvisburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orvisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
    • Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County
  • Leaf
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
    • Leaf is located in Greene County
  • Poplarville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
    • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <1>
  • Eastabuchie
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastabuchie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastabuchie
    • Eastabuchie is located in Forrest County
  • Airey
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
    • Airey is located in Harrison County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooklyn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooklyn.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brooklyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Forrest County: www.co.forrest.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brooklyn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brooklyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0563, Longitude: -89.1862       In this case, the coordinates for Brooklyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brooklyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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