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:
35.2037, -89.3078
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 Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Somerville. Somerville lies just to the northwest 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 22 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.
- Dupree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dupree Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupree Cemetery
- Peebles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Peebles Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hutchins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
- Asbury African American Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Asbury African American Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury African American Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury African American Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Somerville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8722 <5>
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Asbury Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Chapel Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Somerville.
- The Asbury Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8722 <5>
- Parks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Whitetaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Whitetaker Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetaker Cemetery
- Somerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Stitts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stitts Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitts Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Gatley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gatley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatley Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Somerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- McFerrin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McFerrin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFerrin Cemetery
- Moe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Moe Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Smiths Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive 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:
- Somerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Newcastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forty Five
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Hickory Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- La Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Whiteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Grand Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dancyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Michigan City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fredonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Canadaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Elba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Saulsbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Eurekaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Hickory Withe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Rossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bolivar
- La Grange
- Somerville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fayette 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 #1319796 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319796 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Somerville
- Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2036975 Lon: -89.3078482
- 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 Fayette, 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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