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:
31.0552, -89.1856
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 Forrest County<2>.
The county seat for Forrest County is located in Hattiesburg. Hattiesburg lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north 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 21 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.
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Brooklyn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62074 <5>
- Granny Bounds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Epps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Epps Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Rock Hill Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cameron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Batson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- New York Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The New York Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Cemetery
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Entrekin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Entrekin Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrekin Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Seal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Seal Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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)
- Carnes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- McLaurin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- New Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wiggins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wingate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Purvis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lumberton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beaumont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Wells Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Smith Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Goodluck
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Hattiesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Petal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McLain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- West Hattiesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
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 Forrest County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooklyn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Hattiesburg
- Lumberton
- McHenry
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Petal lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Brooklyn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Poplarville
- Richton
- Wiggins
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Brooklyn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Forrest 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 #1805859 (Brooklyn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805859 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: Forrest
- Est. Elev: 46 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooklyn
- Location given for Brooklyn Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0551835 Lon: -89.1856121
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Forrest, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |