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:
36.4217, -88.1345
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 Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest 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 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Brooks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Bucy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bucy Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucy Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Scarbough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Scarbough Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarbough Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Salmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Salmon Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Cemetery
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- Willoughby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Willoughby Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Brannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brannon Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Lemond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lemond Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Chilcutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chilcutt Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcutt Cemetery
- Chilcutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chilcutt Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcutt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- New Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- India
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- New Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Conyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Springville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Puryear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Whitlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Hazel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Big Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Faxon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- McKinnon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Murray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- New Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Snider
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
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 Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dover
- Dover lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Brooks Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Henry
- Murray
- Paris
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 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 Henry 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 #1326000 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326000 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buchanan
- Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4217217 Lon: -88.1344801
- 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 Henry, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |