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:
31.7210, -91.2184
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 Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east 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] of the Brooks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Chamberlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Chamberlin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Drake - Magruder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bullen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bullen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullen Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bullen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bullen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullen Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Milford Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hinds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- Hamblin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hamblin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamblin Cemetery
- Bell Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bell Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Grove Cemetery
- Painters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Painters Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Cemetery
- St. James Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Folkes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Folkes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkes Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Fayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rodney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Harriston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waterproof
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Westside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Saint Joseph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Natchez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vidalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jeannette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Roxie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Carthage
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Ferriday
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ridgecrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- White Apple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- West Ferriday
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Port Gibson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wildwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
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 Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayette
- Ferriday
- Hamburg
- Natchez
- Port Gibson
- Rodney
- Saint Joseph
- Vidalia
- Washington
- Waterproof
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 #667597 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #667597 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Church Hill
- Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7209978 Lon: -91.2184433
- 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 Jefferson, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |