A visit to the West Brookfield 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 West Brookfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Brookfield Cemetery:
40.8012, -81.5676
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Brookfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Brookfield Cemetery is located in Stark County<2>.
The county seat for Stark County is located in Canton. Canton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the West Brookfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Brookfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the West Brookfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Brookfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Newman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Clapper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clapper Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper Cemetery
- St. Johns Sixteen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Old Kendal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Kendal Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Kendal Cemetery
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Massillon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2341355 <5>
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- Kurtz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kurtz Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pigeon Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pigeon Run Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Massillon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Massillon Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Massillon Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Massillon.
- The Massillon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Massillon City Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Massillon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176355 <5>
- St. Joseph Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Church Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Church Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Massillon.
- The St. Joseph Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Newman Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Newman Creek Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Creek Cemetery
- County Line Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stanwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stanwood Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood Cemetery
- Baughman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Baughman Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
- Rose Hill Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Memorial Park is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Massillon.
- The Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43006 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Brookfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Brookfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Brookfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Mayflower Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Westarado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Massillon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forty Corners Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- East Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Perry Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Perry Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
- North Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Navarre Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Richville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brewster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Justus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Navarre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hills and Dales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Canal Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harter Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Meyers Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Burton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Lake Sherman Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gambrinus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Comet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fohl Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 West Brookfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stark County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Brookfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canal Fulton
- Canton
- Dalton
- Massillon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 West Brookfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Stark 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 West Brookfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1057348 (West Brookfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1057348 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: Stark
- Est. Elev: 322 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Massillon
- Location given for West Brookfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8011683 Lon: -81.5676226
- 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 Stark, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Brookfield 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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