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:
35.8623, -82.8456
The Brooks Cemetery is located in Madison County<1>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast 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 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Brooks Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gragg Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Bluff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Swaney Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Dockery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dockery Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Roaring Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Reagan Worley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crooked Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Treadway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Treadway Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadway Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Gap Of The Mountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Pine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Big Pine Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Goldsmith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goforth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gahagan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hot Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Spring Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hurricane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allenstand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tom Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cutshalltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Del Rio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandymush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Foster Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Allegheny
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
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. The following communities are located in Madison 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 websites either 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 Madison 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 #1009631 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1009631 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 540 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Creek
- Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8623251 Lon: -82.8459759
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Brooks Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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