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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:

41.5459, -77.9736

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 Potter County<2>.

The county seat for Potter County is located in Coudersport. Coudersport lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Brooks Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brooks Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Brooks Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wharton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wharton Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton Cemetery
  • Costello Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Costello Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costello Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • McFall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The McFall Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall Cemetery
  • Moores Run Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Moores Run Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Run Cemetery
  • Rees Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rees Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
  • Forksville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Forksville Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville Cemetery
  • Gilmore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • New Maple Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The New Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Maple Grove Cemetery
      • The New Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203193 <5>
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
    • Anson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Anson Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson Cemetery
    • Summerson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Summerson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerson Cemetery
      • The Summerson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Valentine Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46434 <5>
    • Newton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Newton Cemetery is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
    • Ayers Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Ayers Hill Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill Cemetery
    • Grove Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
    • Yochum Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Yochum Hill Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yochum Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brooks Cemetery.

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

  • Hammersley Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
  • Austin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cameron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cameron is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Inez
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Inez is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Ayers Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
  • Gardeau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Gardeau is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
  • Sweden Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
  • Emporium
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Weber City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Weber City is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Huntley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntley is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
  • Coudersport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Driftwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Wyside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Wyside is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
    • Bitumen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bitumen is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
    • Mix Run
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mix Run is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
    • Cooks Run
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
    • Westport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Roulette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dents Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dents Run is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
    • Renovo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • South Renovo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Farwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Farwell is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • North Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Keating
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Keating is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
    • Beechwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Hebron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Hebron is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Galeton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookland is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Potter County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Brooks Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Potter 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 #1170331  (Brooks Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1170331 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: Potter
      • Est. Elev: 365 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Conrad
      • Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.5458985     Lon: -77.9736105
      • 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Potter, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.