A visit to the Brooks 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 Brooks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brooks Cemetery:
35.5109, -82.6812
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brooks Cemetery is located in Buncombe County<2>.
The county seat for Buncombe County is located in Asheville. Asheville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Brooks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brooks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brooks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pisgah View Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah View Memorial Park is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah View Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pisgah View Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Candler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48445 <5>
- Justice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Gudger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gudger Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gudger Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Luther Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Luther Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Cemetery
- Hice Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hice Hill Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hice Hill Cemetery
- Acton UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harkins Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Cemetery
- Trull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Trull Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trull Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- O'Kelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The O'Kelley Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kelley Cemetery
- Old Academy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Academy Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Academy Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Long Shoals Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Long Shoals Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Shoals Cemetery
- Rich Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Bon-A-Venture Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stuart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- Green Hills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Hills Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills Cemetery
- Violet Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Violet Hill Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
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 Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Candler
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Enka Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Glady
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Enka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Acton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Avery Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Newfound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- West Asheville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Emma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Morning Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Skyland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Biltmore Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cruso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Royal Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Busbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Asheville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leicester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mills River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sayles Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sayles Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayles Village
- Redwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redwood Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Woodfin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
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 Brooks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buncombe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Brooks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Buncombe 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 Brooks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #981968 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981968 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: Buncombe
- Est. Elev: 683 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Enka
- Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5109431 Lon: -82.6812391
- 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 Buncombe, 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 from Point A (ie- Brooks 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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