A visit to the Brooks 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 Brooks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brooks Cemetery:
39.3556, -82.2501
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brooks Cemetery is located in Athens County<2>.
The county seat for Athens County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the east southeast of the Brooks Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Brooks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pedigo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pedigo Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedigo Cemetery
- Judd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Judd Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd Cemetery
- Howson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Howson Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howson Cemetery
- Hewett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hewett Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett Cemetery
- Marshfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Marshfield Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Factory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Factory Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Connett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Connett Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connett Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Quail Trap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Quail Trap Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Trap Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Haines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Haines Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines 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 Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carbondale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- The Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chauncey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Nelsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Armitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Buchtel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bessemer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Candy Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Zaleski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Truetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Union Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Sand Run Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Greens Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Orbiston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Carbon Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
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 Brooks Cemetery. The following communities are located in Athens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Athens
- Nelsonville
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 Brooks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Athens 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 Brooks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1038357 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1038357 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: Athens
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mineral
- Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3556268 Lon: -82.2501491
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Athens, 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 from Point A (ie- Brooks 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. |