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:
36.0048, -83.2338
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 south southeast 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 31 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.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jack Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Cemetery
- Stokely's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Graham Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Graham Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Chapel Cemetery
- Old Turnley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Turnley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Turnley Cemetery
- Nazarene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nazarene Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazarene Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Starnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Starnes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes Cemetery
- Helm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Helm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm Cemetery
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Calfee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Calfee Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calfee Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Old Daughty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Daughty Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Daughty Cemetery
- Pine Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Cemetery
- Swannsylvania Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Swannsylvania Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannsylvania Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Old Holt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Holt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Holt Cemetery
- Lawson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lawson Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Chapel Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Rinehart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Frances Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Frances Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Cemetery
- Inman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Inman Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Cemetery
- Hearst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hearst Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearst Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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 21 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:
- Wilsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baneberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Jimtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Bybee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Leadvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Edwina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- White Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parrottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Wilton Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Edna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Warrensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Beulah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Dandridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Del Rio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cosby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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.
- Dandridge
- Morristown
- Newport
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 professional and volunteer 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 #1278475 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278475 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: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rankin
- Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0048179 Lon: -83.2337721
- 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 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 'straight-line' 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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