Our Genealogy Helper
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 Brookford (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 Brookford. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Brookford is located in Catawba County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Catawba County: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, Iredell & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Brookford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brookford:
- Catawba County (The home county of Brookford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookford, with the one closest to Brookford listed first.
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Fairbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Hickory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Long View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Meadow Brook Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Viewmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Sweetwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Fairgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- North Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Saint Stephens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Propst Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Rhoney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Advent Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookford, with the one closest to Brookford listed first.
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Taylorsville Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Millersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Isenhour Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Ellendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Liledoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Fairview Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Taylorsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hiddenite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Stony Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Rocky Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookford, with the one closest to Brookford listed first.
- Hildebran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rhodhiss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Icard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Connelly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rutherford College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Valdese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Drexel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Enola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Yellow Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Chesterfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookford, with the one closest to Brookford listed first.
- Northlakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Concord ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Granite Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Baton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Cajah's Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Draco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Cedar Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Pinehurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Gamewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookford, with the one closest to Brookford listed first.
- Toluca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Knob Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Olive Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Belwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Casar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fallston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Delight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Beam Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Waco
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Lawndale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Polkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookford, with the one closest to Brookford listed first.
- Cherryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dellview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- High Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Alexis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Perry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Stanley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lucia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Bessemer City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spencer Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookford, with the one closest to Brookford listed first.
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Eufola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Scotts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Barium Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Troutman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Doolie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mayhew
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Statesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ostwalt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Love Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Shepherds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Mount Mourne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookford, with the one closest to Brookford listed first.
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Hulls Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Lincolnton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boger City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Crouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Iron Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Denver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Machpelah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Westport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookford, with the one closest to Brookford listed first.
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Patten
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookford, with the one closest to Brookford listed first.
- River View ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Cornelius
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford County
- Hollis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookford, with the one closest to Brookford listed first.
- Boomer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Ferguson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moravian Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Adley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookford, see our County-by-County Page for Brookford.
Cemeteries Near Brookford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookford.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brookford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brookford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brookford, with the one closest to Brookford listed first.
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ridgeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brookford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winklers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
- The Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- AME Zion Church Rhoneys Chapel
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Liberty Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Brookford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brookford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookford, with the one closest to Brookford listed first.
- Hickory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Penelope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Startown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Blackburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Plateau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Conover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Granite Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Petra Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Connelly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Maiden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sawmills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Rutherford College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brookford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookford.
Newspapers Published in Brookford ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookford, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookford.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Brookford:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Catawba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford County
- Wilkes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Brookford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Brookford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |