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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brooks Cemetery
Lat: 35.9748° (35° 58' 29")
Lon: -86.7119° (-86° 42' 42")
The Brooks Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Brooks Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Brooks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brooks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hamor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hamor Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Morton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Green Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Primm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Primm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Primm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Primm Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Vernon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19724 <6>
- Nolensville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolensville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolensville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nolensville Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Daniel Carmack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Carmack Cemetery
- The Daniel Carmack Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Crockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crockett Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Crockett Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- The Crockett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew Crockett Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Owen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owen Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Owen Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- The Owen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jabez Owen Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKnight Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKnight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Shannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shannon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- McFarlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarlin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McFarlin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Waller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waller Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Waller Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Crockett - Gleaves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Herbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herbert Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Herbert Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Fly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fly Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Chrisman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chrisman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chrisman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chrisman Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Battle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Battle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Battle Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Cane Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cane Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cane Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cane Ridge Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Davidson County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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.
- Nolensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nolensville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolensville
- Nolensville is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolensville <7>
- Wrencoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wrencoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Clovercroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clovercroft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Brentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whispering Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Arrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Paragon Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paragon Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- La Vergne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nashboro Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashboro Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Forest Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Berry Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Priest Lake Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Peytonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patterson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Belle Meade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Nashville - Davidson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville - Davidson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Mudtavern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Forest Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Southall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- College Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Rural Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rural Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Donelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
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 Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- Franklin
- La Vergne
- Nashville
- Nolensville
- Smyrna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Williamson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 #1278474 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1278474 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Nolensville
- County: Williamson Elev: 201
- Location given for GNIS #1278474 (Brooks Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Williamson, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brooks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9748, Longitude: -86.7119 In this case, the coordinates for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<8> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |