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A visit to the Brookfield Rural 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 Rural Cemetery ...

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

42.8106, -75.3206

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

The Brookfield Rural Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Wampsville. Wampsville lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Brookfield Rural Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brookfield Rural Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Brookfield Rural Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Waterman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Waterman Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman Cemetery
  • Lamb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lamb Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
  • Gorton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Gorton Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorton Cemetery
  • Quaker Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Quaker Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill Cemetery
  • Giles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Giles Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
  • West Edmeston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The West Edmeston Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Edmeston Cemetery
  • Welch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Welch Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
  • Mott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Mott Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mott Cemetery
  • Leonardsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Leonardsville Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsville Cemetery
  • Hoxie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Hoxie Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie Cemetery
  • Crumb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Crumb Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumb Cemetery
  • South Brookfield Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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    • Clarke Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Clarke Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke Cemetery
    • North Brookfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Faulkner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
    • Bass Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Bass Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
    • Unadilla Forks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tarrytown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Tarrytown Cemetery is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown Cemetery
    • Cole Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Cole Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Hill Cemetery
    • Graham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Graham Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
      • The Graham Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hubbardsville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #762502 <5>
    • Taylor Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Taylor Hill Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brookfield Rural Cemetery.

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

  • Brookfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bridgewater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stockwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
  • Button City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Button City is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
  • South Hamilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
  • Sangerfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainfield Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
  • East Hamilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
  • South Edmeston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
  • Waterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Edmeston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Burlington Flats
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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    • West Winfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Bridgewater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
    • Hamilton Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
    • Columbus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • West Burlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Village Estates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
    • Cassville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Clayville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oriskany Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Earlville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherburne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Berlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pittsfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Chepachet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Solsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bouckville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecksport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Randallsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Randallsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville

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 Rural Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

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

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

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2542907  (Brookfield Rural Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2542907 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: 417 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brookfield
      • Location given for Brookfield Rural Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8105556     Lon: -75.3205556
      • 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 Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookfield Rural 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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