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A visit to the Brookfield 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 Brookfield Cemetery ...

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

40.8537, -72.8159

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

The Brookfield Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Brookfield Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brookfield Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Brookfield Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
  • Robinson & Gordon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • William Hawkins & Daniel Downs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Longwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Longwood Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Cemetery
  • Bishop & Robinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Colonel Josiah Smith & Howell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wells Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wells Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Yaphank Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Old Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
    • Homan & Buckingham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • County Home Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The County Home Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
    • South Haven Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Samuel Carman & Nathaniel Miller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Floyd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Floyd Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
    • Eastport Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Eastport Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport Cemetery
    • Calverton National Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Calverton National Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton National Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calverton National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Calverton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109391 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brookfield Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brookfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Greenwood Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Greenwood Village is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
  • Manorville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mastic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Moriches
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Center Moriches
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Upton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shirley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Moriches
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastport is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
  • Yaphank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Calverton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridge is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Wading River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mastic Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Middle Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brookhaven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Hampton Dunes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Hampton Dunes is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hampton Dunes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • East Shoreham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Shoreham is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
    • Riverside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Riverside is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Northampton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Northampton is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
    • Glenwood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenwood Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
    • Foxwood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Foxwood Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood Village
    • North Bellport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Bellport is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellport
    • Westhampton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pine Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Pine Valley is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
    • Baiting Hollow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shoreham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Gordon Heights is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights

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 Brookfield Cemetery. The following communities are located in Suffolk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brookfield Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Brookfield Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Suffolk 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 Brookfield Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #969917  (Brookfield Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #969917 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: Suffolk
      • Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Moriches
      • Location given for Brookfield Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.8537097     Lon: -72.8159349
      • 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 New York's counties, including Suffolk, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookfield 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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