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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 Brooks Grove (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 Brooks Grove. 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.

Name Variations for Brooks Grove ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Brooks Grove: Brooks Grv.
  • While the name of this community is Brooks Grove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Brooks Grove may originally have been Brook's Grove.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Brooks Grove might be written as Brook Grove.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Brooks Grove is located in Livingston County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Livingston County: Allegany, Genesee, Monroe, Ontario, Steuben & Wyoming.

Below are the counties that are near Brooks Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooks Grove:

  • Livingston County     (The home county of Brooks Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Grove, with the one closest to Brooks Grove listed first.
    • Nunda
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
      • Nunda is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <2>
    • Kysorville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
      • Kysorville is located in Livingston County
    • Dalton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • West Sparta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
      • West Sparta is located in Livingston County
    • Mount Morris
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Groveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Leicester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
      • Leicester is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Former names for Leicester:
      • Leister
      • Moscow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <2>
    • Woodsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
      • Woodsville is located in Livingston County
    • Cuylerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuylerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
    • Cumminsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
      • Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
    • Dansville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
      • Dansville is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <2>
    • Maple Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Grove, with the one closest to Brooks Grove listed first.
    • Swain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain is located in Allegany County
      • Swain has also been known as:
      • Swains Station
      • Swainsville
      • Swin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <2>
    • Wiscoy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiscoy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
    • Garwoods
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
    • Canaseraga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fillmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hume
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Houghton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Aristotle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
      • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
    • Bishopville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
      • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
    • Caneadea
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oramel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oramel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
      • Oramel is located in Allegany County
    • Angelica
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Grove, with the one closest to Brooks Grove listed first.
    • Elton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
      • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Yorkshire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Delevan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
      • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <2>
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Grove, with the one closest to Brooks Grove listed first.
    • Dutchtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
      • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
    • Protection
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Protection have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
      • Protection is located in Erie County
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Grove, with the one closest to Brooks Grove listed first.
    • Pavilion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Pavilion Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
    • Linden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
    • West Bethany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
      • West Bethany is located in Genesee County
    • Le Roy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <2>
    • Limerock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
    • Brookville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
      • Brookville is located in Genesee County
    • East Alexander
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
      • East Alexander is located in Genesee County
    • Stafford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <2>
    • Alexander
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
    • Morganville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Grove, with the one closest to Brooks Grove listed first.
    • Mumford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Belcoda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
      • Belcoda is located in Monroe County
    • Garbutt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
      • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
    • Moran Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
    • Scottsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <2>
    • Honeoye Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Manns Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
      • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
    • North Rush
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
    • Clifton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Monroe County
    • Rush
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Riga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
      • Riga is located in Monroe County
    • Severance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
      • Severance is located in Monroe County
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Grove, with the one closest to Brooks Grove listed first.
    • West Canadice Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Richmond Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
    • Gulick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
      • Gulick is located in Ontario County
    • Naples
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • West Bloomfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Woodville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Ontario County
    • Bristol Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
    • Bristol
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
    • East Bloomfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Grove, with the one closest to Brooks Grove listed first.
    • Wayland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <2>
    • Arkport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stephens Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stephens Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
      • Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
    • Atlanta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cohocton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Haskinville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
      • Haskinville is located in Steuben County
    • North Hornell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hornell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
      • North Hornell is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
    • Hornell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jobs Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
      • Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
    • Howard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Steuben County
    • Avoca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
    • Canisteo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Grove, with the one closest to Brooks Grove listed first.
    • Castile
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
      • Castile is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <2>
    • Perry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
    • Silver Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
      • Silver Springs is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <2>
    • Perry Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
    • Newburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
    • East Koy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Koy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
      • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
    • Gainesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <2>
    • Warsaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pike
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Peoria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
    • Covington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
    • Wyoming
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooks Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Brooks Grove.

Newspapers Published in Brooks Grove ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooks Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooks Grove, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooks Grove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brooks Grove:

Cemeteries Near Brooks Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooks Grove.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooks Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooks Grove, with the one closest to Brooks Grove listed first.

  • St. Helena Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Helena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Helena Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dutch Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Street Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Colonel George Williams & Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonel George Williams & Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonel George Williams & Family Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
  • Seager Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hunts Hollow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Craig State School Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig State School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig State School Cemetery
  • Grace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
  • Dalton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (379 more) ...
    • Chautauqua Hollow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Chautauqua Hollow Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chautauqua Hollow Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the west of Dalton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chautauqua Hollow Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2376406 <6>
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Brooks Grove had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooks Grove, with the one closest to Brooks Grove listed first.

  • Tuscarora
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
    • Tuscarora is located in Livingston County
  • Nunda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
    • Nunda is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <2>
  • Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ridge is located in Livingston County
  • Lewis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Livingston County
  • Oakland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Livingston County
  • Dalton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sonyea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonyea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonyea
    • Sonyea is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonyea <2>
  • Castile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
    • Castile is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <2>
  • Portageville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portageville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portageville
    • Portageville is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portageville <2>
  • Rosses
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosses have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosses
    • Rosses is located in Livingston County
  • Byersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
    • Byersville is located in Livingston County
  • West Sparta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
    • West Sparta is located in Livingston County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Mount Morris
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Perry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
    • Chace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chace
      • Chace is located in Wyoming County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooks Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooks Grove.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brooks Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Livingston County: www.co.livingston.state.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brooks Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6306, Longitude: -77.9281       In this case, the coordinates for Brooks Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Brooks Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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