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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 Brooksburg (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 Brooksburg. 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.

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

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 south 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.

Brooksburg is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Rensselaer, Schoharie & Ulster.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Brooksburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooksburg.

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 Brooksburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hensonville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hensonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hensonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Society Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Society Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Society Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Windham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplecrest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplecrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplecrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peter Van Orden Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peter Van Orden Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peter Van Orden Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beach Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mill Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Jewett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Jewett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Jewett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaches Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaches Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaches Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Settlement Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ashland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peck Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peck Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peck Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jewett Heights Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewett Heights Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewett Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cornwallville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornwallville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornwallville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

While we didn't find Brooksburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooksburg.

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

  • Hensonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hensonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensonville
    • Hensonville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hensonville <2>
  • Windham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Windham is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <2>
  • East Windham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windham
    • East Windham is located in Greene County
  • Jewett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Jewett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jewett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jewett
    • East Jewett is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jewett <2>
  • South Durham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
    • South Durham is located in Greene County
  • Cornwallville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <2>
  • Durham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Durham is located in Greene County
  • Ashland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <2>
  • Jewett Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Acra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acra
    • Acra is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acra <2>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Brooksburg ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooksburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooksburg, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooksburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Brooksburg:

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Brooksburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Brooksburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brooksburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3029, Longitude: -74.2073    









 

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