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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 Brookhaven (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 Brookhaven. 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 hospitals and 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.

Brookhaven is located in Lee County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lee County: Chatham, Harnett & Moore.

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

  • Lee County     (The home county of Brookhaven)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Jonesboro Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
      • Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
    • Saint Andrews
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
      • Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
    • Parkwood Estates
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
      • Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
    • Tramway
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
      • Tramway is located in Lee County
    • Sanford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Western Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
      • Western Hills is located in Lee County
    • Lemon Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
      • Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
    • Carolina Trace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
      • Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
    • San-Lee Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
      • San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
    • Quail Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
      • Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
    • Colon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
      • Colon is located in Lee County
    • Glenwood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
      • Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
  • Alamance County
    • Mandale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
      • Mandale is located in Alamance County
  • Chatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Farmville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
      • Farmville is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <1>
    • Gulf
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
      • Gulf is located in Chatham County
    • Carbonton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
      • Carbonton is located in Chatham County
    • Brickhaven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
      • Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
    • Corinth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Chatham County
    • Haywood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
      • Haywood is located in Chatham County
    • Moncure
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Goldston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldston
      • Goldston is located in Chatham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldston <1>
    • Bear Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
    • Pittsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bonlee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonlee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
      • Bonlee is located in Chatham County
    • Bennett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Bennett is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennett <1>
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Spring Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <1>
    • Fort Bragg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • North Point Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
      • North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Shaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Shaw is located in Cumberland County
      • Shaw has also been known as:
      • Shaw Heights
    • Bonnie Doone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Doone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
      • Bonnie Doone is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnie Doone <1>
    • Linden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Highland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Harnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Murchisontown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
      • Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
    • Olivia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivia
      • Olivia is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivia <1>
    • Seminole
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
      • Seminole is located in Harnett County
    • Ryes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
      • Ryes is located in Harnett County
    • Barbecue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
      • Barbecue is located in Harnett County
    • Pineview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
      • Pineview is located in Harnett County
    • Johnsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
      • Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
    • Boone Trail
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
      • Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
    • Mamers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
      • Mamers is located in Harnett County
    • Spout Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
      • Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
    • Cokesbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
      • Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
    • Luart
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
      • Luart is located in Harnett County
  • Hoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Ashley Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
      • Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
    • Timberland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
      • Timberland is located in Hoke County
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Cameron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Moore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <1>
    • Carthage
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Vass
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Moore County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
    • Whispering Pines
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
      • Whispering Pines is located in Moore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whispering Pines <1>
    • Parkwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
      • Parkwood is located in Moore County
    • Southern Pines
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Pines
      • Southern Pines is located in Moore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southern Pines <1>
    • Harris
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Moore County
    • Robbins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
      • Robbins is located in Moore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbins <1>
    • Pinehurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Pinehurst is located in Moore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <1>
    • Taylortown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylortown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
      • Taylortown is located in Moore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Orange County
    • Dogwood Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
      • Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
  • Randolph County
    • Coleridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
      • Coleridge is located in Randolph County
  • Wake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Hollemans Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
      • Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
      • Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
      • Collins
      • Enno
    • New Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilbon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
      • Wilbon is located in Wake County
    • Fuquay - Varina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuquay - Varina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuquay - Varina
      • Fuquay - Varina is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fuquay - Varina <1>
    • Holly Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <1>
    • Kennebec
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
      • Kennebec is located in Wake County
    • Apex
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
      • Apex is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <1>
    • Indian Trail
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
      • Indian Trail is located in Wake County
    • Macks Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
      • Macks Village is located in Wake County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County

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

Newspapers Published in Brookhaven ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookhaven.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookhaven, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookhaven.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

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

Cemeteries Near Brookhaven ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookhaven.

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 Brookhaven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • McQueen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McQueen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McQueen Cemetery
  • Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pocket Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lee Memory Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tempting Congregational Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
  • Morris Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
  • St. Paul AME Zion Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmville Cemetery
  • Green Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jones Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (83 more) ...
    • Crane Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crane Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crane Creek Cemetery
    • Old Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Church Cemetery
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson 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 Brookhaven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brookhaven.

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

  • Cameron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Moore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <1>
  • Gulf
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
    • Gulf is located in Chatham County
  • Spout Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
    • Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
  • Corinth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Chatham County
  • Haywood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
    • Haywood is located in Chatham County
  • Moncure
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Goldston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldston
    • Goldston is located in Chatham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldston <1>
  • Carthage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Merry Oaks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
    • Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
  • Pittsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Manly
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
    • Manly is located in Moore County
  • Manchester
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Cumberland County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lillington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Southern Pines
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Pines
      • Southern Pines is located in Moore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southern Pines <1>
    • New Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

The official website for Lee County: www.leecountync.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookhaven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookhaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4438, Longitude: -79.1809       In this case, the coordinates for Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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