A visit to the Brookford Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Brookford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brookford Cemetery:
35.6712, -81.3995
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brookford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brookford Cemetery is located in Catawba County<2>.
The county seat for Catawba County is located in Newton. Newton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Brookford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brookford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Brookford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brookford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridgeview Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Liberty Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williams - Chapman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams - Chapman Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams - Chapman Cemetery
- The Williams - Chapman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chapman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47088 <5>
- Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
- The Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- AME Zion Church Rhoneys Chapel
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Robinson Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Robinson Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Winklers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Palm Tree UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Palm Tree UMC Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree UMC Cemetery
- The Palm Tree UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Palm Tree Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140713 <5>
- Catawba Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
- Crowell Memorial UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Hickory.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144904 <5>
- New Vision Baptist Fellowship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brookford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brookford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Meadow Brook Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Advent Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Propst Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Hildebran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brookford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Long View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Rhoney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Banoak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Plateau
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Blackburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Icard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Rhodhiss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Sweetwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Viewmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Startown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Fairgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Northlakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Connelly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Granite Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Concord ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Brookford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Catawba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brookford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Granite Falls
- Hickory
- Rhodhiss
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Brookford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Catawba County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Brookford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #981964 (Brookford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981964 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Catawba
- Est. Elev: 341 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Longview
- Location given for Brookford Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6712433 Lon: -81.3995322
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Catawba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brookford Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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