A visit to the Brookside Rural Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Brookside Rural Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brookside Rural Cemetery (FG ID #64047).
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 Brookside Rural Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brookside Rural Cemetery:
42.4426, -74.2048
The Brookside Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Preston Hollow.
The cemetery is located in Albany County<2>.
The county seat for Albany County is located in Albany. Albany lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Brookside Rural Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brookside Rural Cemetery.
Name Variations for Brookside Rural Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Brookside Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brookside Cemetery
- Preston Hollow Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Brookside Rural Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brookside Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Potters Hollow Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scott Patent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Scott Patent Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Patent Cemetery
- Bates Hollow Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hayes Baldwin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Livingston Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Livingstonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- West Durham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The West Durham Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Durham Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Medusa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cornwallville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fleming Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Conesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stone Bridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Bridge Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge Cemetery
- Boardman & St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rensselaerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brookside Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brookside Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Preston Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Potter Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cooksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Medusa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Livingstonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rensselaerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manorkill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Franklinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broome Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Windham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Westerlo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westerlo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Berne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Conesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dormansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Breakabeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburgh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reidsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Blenheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Brookside Rural Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brookside Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Middleburgh
- Oak Hill
- Rensselaerville
- Windham
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Brookside Rural Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Albany 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 Brookside Rural Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #64047
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #944867 (Brookside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #944867 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: Albany
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Durham
- Location given for Brookside Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4428572 Lon: -74.2048614
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Albany, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookside 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |