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 Brooks Crossroads (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 Brooks Crossroads. 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.
Name Variations for Brooks Crossroads ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Brooks Crossroads: Brooks Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Brooks Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Brooks Crossroads may originally have been Brook's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Brooks Crossroads might be written as Brook Crossroads.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Brooks Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brooks Crossroads.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Brooks Crossroads is located in Yadkin 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 Yadkin County: Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Brooks Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooks Crossroads:
- Yadkin County (The home county of Brooks Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Brooks Crossroads listed first.
- Branon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Hamptonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Cycle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Windsors Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Rena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Footville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Yadkinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Boonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Courtney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Brooks Crossroads listed first.
- Vashti
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Hiddenite
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fairview Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Taylorsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Isenhour Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Liledoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Millersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Brooks Crossroads listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Catawba County
- Sunrise Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Brooks Crossroads listed first.
- Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Reedy Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Currytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Brooks Crossroads listed first.
- Pino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Calahaln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Mocksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Advance
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Brooks Crossroads listed first.
- Grapewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Cinnamon Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Eaglewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Lewisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- River Ridge Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Donnaha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Hunters Trace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Robin Hood Trace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Sherwood Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Vienna Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
- Vienna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Cutters Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Dorchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Brooks Crossroads listed first.
- Houstonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Olin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Turnersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Love Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Scotts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Statesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Barium Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Brooks Crossroads listed first.
- Pittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Needmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Woodleaf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Barber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Bear Poplar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Brooks Crossroads listed first.
- Pinnacle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Capella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Brooks Crossroads listed first.
- Elkin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Elkin Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Rockford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Mulberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Stony Knoll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- State Road
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Copeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Siloam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Zephyr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Mountain Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Pine Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Brooks Crossroads listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Clingman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Ronda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Roaring River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Lomax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Hays
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooks Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Brooks Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Brooks Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooks Crossroads.
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 Brooks Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooks Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Brooks Crossroads listed first.
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brandons Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Longtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- United Fellowship Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Swaims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hanes Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchells Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Brooks Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooks Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Brooks Crossroads listed first.
- Hamptonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Longtown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Marler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Footville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Rena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Eagle Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Yadkinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Osbornville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornville
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Houstonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Jonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Boonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Clingman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooks Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooks Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Brooks Crossroads ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooks Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooks Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooks Crossroads.
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 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 Brooks Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Yadkin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Brooks Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brooks Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |