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 Brookston (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 Brookston. 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 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.
Brookston is located in Vance 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 Vance County: Franklin, Granville, Warren & Mecklenburg (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Brookston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brookston:
- Vance County (The home county of Brookston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Middleburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Adcock Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Drewry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Drewry is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Gillburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Bear Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Gill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Dabney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Bobbitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Kittrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Durham County
- Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Lake View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Alert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Ingleside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Louisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Franklinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Katesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- White Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Mapleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Youngsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bunn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wake Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sutton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Townsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stovall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stovall is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Fairport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Bullock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Tar River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Wilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Hester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Berea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Mount Energy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Hollister
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Littleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Airlie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Brinkleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Ringwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Castalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Lancaster Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aventon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Mays Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Edwards Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Matthews Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
- Taylors Store
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- Hunts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Dukes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Hilliardston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Bass Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Northampton County
- Henrico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Moriah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Allensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- New Light
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Light is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Forestville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Stony Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Hill is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Soul City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Manson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Afton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Norlina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Warren Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Wise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Lickskillet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Church Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Vaughan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brunswick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Brodnax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gasburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ankum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Virgilina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aarons Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Palmer Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Cusco Willa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Bracey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shiny Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Boydton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Finchley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Henrico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Marengo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Averett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Jeffress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Hagood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Brokenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookston, see our County-by-County Page for Brookston.
Cemeteries Near Brookston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookston.
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 Brookston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brookston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Alpha Omega Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blacknall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Manson Missionary Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Garden Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Level UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warren Dale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Whites Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Warrenton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brookston had a population of 31 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Greystone
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greystone is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Middleburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gillburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Afton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Epsom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Epsom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
- Dabney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Townsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Watkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bobbitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Huntsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Huntsboro is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brookston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookston.
Newspapers Published in Brookston ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookston, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookston.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brookston:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Vance County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Durham County
- Franklin County
- Granville County
- Halifax County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Person County
- Wake County
- Warren County
- Brunswick County
- Halifax County
- Mecklenburg County
- Spotsylvania 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> | 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 Brookston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |