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A visit to the Brookins 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 Brookins Cemetery ...

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

42.8201, -73.6315

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brookins Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Brookins Cemetery.<4>

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)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • Waterford Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Waterford Rural Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Rural Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66654 <5>
  • Halfmoon - Middletown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Van Schaick Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Van Schaick Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Schaick Family Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462966 <5>
  • 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)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opposite Brick Church Cemetery
      • The Opposite Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gilead Brick Church Cemetery
    • Martin Hayner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Martin Hayner Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Hayner Cemetery
    • Aikens Corners Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Aikens Corners Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikens Corners Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Fonda Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Fonda Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fonda Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Cohoes.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326760 <5>
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64113 <5>
    • Hudson View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hudson View Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson View Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
    • West Crescent Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The West Crescent Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cemetery
      • 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 west 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66141 <5>
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
      • 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 west of Cohoes.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65910 <5>
    • Mark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mark Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mark Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Green Island.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437487 <5>
    • St. Colman's Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Colman's Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Colman's Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Colman's Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Green Island.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2547755 <5>
    • St. Basils Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Basils Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Basils Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Basils Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Watervliet.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146998 <5>
    • St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450256 <5>
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maplewood Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Watervliet.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65207 <5>
    • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills Cemetery
      • The Eagle Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Millville Cemetery
      • Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Morrison Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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)
    • Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
  • Waterford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansingburgh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
  • Cohoes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Raymertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
  • Halfmoon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Green Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sycaway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
  • Schaghticoke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Halfmoon Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
  • Troy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
  • Brunswick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Quackenkill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quackenkill
    • Mechanicville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Watervliet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Watervliet is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
      • 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 <6>
    • Pittstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
    • Clifton Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Latham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Albia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Albia is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
    • Wynantskill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Johnsonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Glen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
    • Coons
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Coons is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
    • Stillwater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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.

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 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 Brookins Cemetery: