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:
35.9045, -83.2399
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 Cocke County<2>.
The county seat for Cocke County is located in Newport. Newport lies just to the north northeast of the Brooks Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 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.
- Finchum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Finchum Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchum Cemetery
- Abe Hartsell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Abe Hartsell Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abe Hartsell Cemetery
- The Abe Hartsell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abe Cemetery
- Hartsell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344390 <5>
- Huff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Hannon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hannon Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannon Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Inman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Inman Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Hearst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hearst Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearst Cemetery
- Frances Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Frances Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Bridges Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Taff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taff Cemetery
- Hartsell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartsell Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsell Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Shultz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shultz Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shultz Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Carson Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Wilton Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Edwina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Wilsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Cosby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Jimtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- East Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Baneberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bybee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Parrottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Nough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Del Rio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leadvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pittman Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Tom Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Dandridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Cocke 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 like to start with 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Cocke 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 #1278472 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278472 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: Cocke
- Est. Elev: 392 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newport
- Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9045404 Lon: -83.2398798
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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 Tennessee's counties, including Cocke, 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> | 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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