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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brooks Cemetery

Lat:   35.6799°   (35° 40' 47")

Lon:   -81.0551°   (-81° 3' 18")

The Brooks 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 west of the Brooks Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Brooks Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Smyres Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyres Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyres Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smyres Cemetery is located in Catawba County
  • Providence Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Providence Memorial Cemetery is located in Catawba County
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Catawba County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Catawba County
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Catawba County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Iredell County
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Iredell County
  • Troutman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troutman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troutman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Troutman Cemetery is located in Iredell County
  • Marvin UMC Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin UMC Cemetery
    • The Marvin UMC Cemetery is located in Alexander County
    • The Marvin UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Union Burying Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213089 <5>
  • St. Martins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Iredell County
  • Conover City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Eastview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Central Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
      • The Central Cemetery is located in Catawba County
      • The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Snow Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47081 <5>
    • Southside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Denver Community Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Iredell Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iredell Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iredell Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Iredell Memorial Park is located in Iredell County
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Iredell County
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Catawba County
    • Fourth Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fourth Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fourth Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fourth Creek Cemetery is located in Iredell County
    • Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Catawba Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Coral Park Baptist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Keener - Shrum Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keener - Shrum Cemetery
      • The Keener - Shrum Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Union Baptist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Amity Baptist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Keever Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keever Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keever Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keever Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Williamson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williamson Cemetery is located in Iredell County
    • Rockwell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rockwell Cemetery is located in Iredell County
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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.

  • Catawba
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Catawba is located in Catawba County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catawba <6>
  • Murrays Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrays Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
    • Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
  • Bandy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
    • Bandy is located in Catawba County
  • Long Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Long Island is located in Catawba County
  • Monbo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monbo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
    • Monbo is located in Catawba County
  • Eufola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
    • Eufola is located in Iredell County
  • Drums Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drums Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
    • Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
  • Sherrills Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Claremont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Claremont is located in Catawba County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <6>
  • Witherspoon Crossroad
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witherspoon Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherspoon Crossroad
    • Witherspoon Crossroad is located in Catawba County
  • Sunrise Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
  • Catfish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catfish. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
    • Catfish is located in Catawba County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
    • Terrell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
      • Terrell is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terrell <6>
    • Killian Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killian Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
      • Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
    • Lake Norman of Catawba
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Norman of Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Norman of Catawba
      • Lake Norman of Catawba is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Norman of Catawba <6>
    • Oxford Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
      • Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
    • Duan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
      • Duan is located in Catawba County
    • Troutman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Barium Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barium Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
      • Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
    • Conover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
      • Conover is located in Catawba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conover <6>
    • Newton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Providence Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
      • Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
    • Denver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Doolie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
      • Doolie is located in Iredell County
    • Ostwalt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
      • Ostwalt is located in Iredell County

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 Catawba 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 first visit 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 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:

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 #981969  (Brooks Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #981969 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Catawba
    • County: Catawba         Elev: 279
    • Location given for GNIS #981969 (Brooks Cemetery)

The official website for Catawba County: www.co.catawba.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brooks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6799, Longitude: -81.0551       In this case, the coordinates for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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