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The location of the Brookins Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Brookins Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.8201°   (42° 49' 12")

Lon:   -73.6315°   (-73° 37' 53")

The Brookins Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County<2>.

The county seat for Rensselaer County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the south southwest of the Brookins Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Brookins Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Rensselaer County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Brookins Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brookins Cemetery.

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

    • Pleasantdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
      • Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
    • Waterford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lansingburgh
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
      • Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
    • Cohoes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Raymertown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
      • Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
    • Halfmoon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Green Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
      • Green Island is located in Albany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Island <4>
    • Sycaway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
      • Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
    • Schaghticoke
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaghticoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaghticoke
      • Schaghticoke is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaghticoke <4>
    • Halfmoon Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
      • Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
    • Troy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
    • Brunswick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Quackenkill
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quackenkill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quackenkill
        • Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County
      • Mechanicville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Falls
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
        • Valley Falls is located in Rensselaer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <4>
      • Watervliet
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
        • Watervliet is located in Albany County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
        • Former names for Watervliet:
        • Gibbonsville
        • Port Schuyler
        • West Troy
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
      • Pittstown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
        • Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
      • Clifton Park
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park
        • Clifton Park is located in Saratoga County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Park <4>
      • Latham
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Albia
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
        • Albia is located in Rensselaer County
      • Wynantskill
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynantskill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynantskill
        • Wynantskill is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynantskill <4>
      • Johnsonville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Coons
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
        • Coons is located in Saratoga County
      • Stillwater
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Newtonville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Menands
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Poestenkill
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Grafton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Boyntonville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
        • Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
      • Crandall Corners
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
        • Crandall Corners is located in Washington County

    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 Brookins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rensselaer County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Brookins Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Old Cooksborough Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • St. John Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Waterford Rural Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Waterford Rural Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Waterford Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Waterford.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterford Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66654 <6>
    • Halfmoon - Middletown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halfmoon - Middletown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Halfmoon - Middletown Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halfmoon - Middletown Cemetery
    • Van Schaick Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Van Schaick Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Schaick Family Cemetery is located in Cohoes.
      • The Van Schaick Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Van Schaick Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Schaick Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462966 <6>
    • Lansingburgh Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (21 more) ...
      • Opposite Brick Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Opposite Brick Church Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • The Opposite Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Gilead Brick Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Opposite Brick Church Cemetery
      • Martin Hayner Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Martin Hayner Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Martin Hayner Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Hayner Cemetery
      • Aikens Corners Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Union Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Fonda Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Fonda Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fonda Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Cohoes.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fonda Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326760 <6>
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Green Island.
        • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Bernard's Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64113 <6>
      • Hudson View Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hudson View Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson View Cemetery
      • St. Paul's Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Cemetery
      • West Crescent Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Crescent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Crescent Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Crescent Cemetery
      • St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Cohoes.
        • The St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Nicholas Cemetery
        • Be careful, some people have confused the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cemetery with the Brookins Cemetery and the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2 (located 7 miles to the southwest).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66141 <6>
      • St. Agnes Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Agnes Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Cohoes.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65910 <6>
      • Mark Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The Mark Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mark Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Green Island.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mark Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437487 <6>
      • St. Colman's Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • St. Basils Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The St. Basils Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Basils Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Watervliet.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Basils Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146998 <6>
      • St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Watervliet.
        • The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Nicholas Cemetery
        • Be careful, some people have confused the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery with the Brookins Cemetery and the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2 (located 7 miles to the southwest).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450256 <6>
      • Maplewood Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Maplewood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maplewood Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Watervliet.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65207 <6>
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Mills Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Eagle Mills Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • The Eagle Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Millville Cemetery
        • Sunnyside Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Mills Cemetery
      • Morrison Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Elmwood Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery

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

    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 Brookins Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #944839  (Brookins Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #944839 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Troy North
      • County: Rensselaer         Elev: 125
      • Location given for GNIS #944839 (Brookins Cemetery)

    The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rensselaer, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brookins Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8201, Longitude: -73.6315       In this case, the coordinates for the Brookins Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <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>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.




 

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