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A visit to the Brookshire 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 Brookshire Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brookshire Cemetery:

29.7636, -95.9411

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brookshire Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Brookshire Cemetery is located in Waller County<2>.

The county seat for Waller County is located in Hempstead. Hempstead lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Brookshire Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brookshire Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Brookshire Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brookshire Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Brookshire Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brookshire Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire Cemetery
  • Wilpitz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wilpitz Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilpitz Cemetery
  • Pattison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pattison Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattison Cemetery
  • Little Prayer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Little Prayer Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prayer Cemetery
  • Pool Hill Mason Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kountze Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kountze Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kountze Cemetery
  • Simonton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Simonton Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Cemetery
    • The Simonton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Simonton Community Cemetery
  • Katy Magnolia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Katy Magnolia Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Magnolia Cemetery
    • The Katy Magnolia Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Magnolia Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5016 <5>
  • Bozeman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bozeman Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozeman Cemetery
  • Clemons Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clemons Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons Cemetery
  • Waller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Waller Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
  • Wendt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wendt Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendt Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Kholor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Kholor Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kholor Cemetery
    • San Felipe de Austin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • San Felipe African American Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Frydek Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Frydek Catholic Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek Catholic Cemetery
      • The Frydek Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Frydek Cemetery
      • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1756533 <5>
    • Hill Side Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hill Side Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Side Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hill Side Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Wallis.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157954 <5>
    • Wallis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wallis Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Cemetery
    • Goss Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Goss Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
    • President Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The President Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President Cemetery
    • Rosses Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rosses Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosses Cemetery
    • Wallis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wallis Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Cemetery
      • The Wallis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wallis City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7465 <5>
    • Briscoe Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Briscoe Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brookshire Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brookshire Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Brookshire
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Weston Lakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
  • Fulshear
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pattison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Simonton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Brazos Country
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brazos Country is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Katy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <6>
  • Pin Oak Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
  • Clemons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clemons is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
  • Frydek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Frydek is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
  • San Felipe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Wallis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Orchard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cinco Ranch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
    • Sealy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Westlake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Westlake is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Westlake Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Westlake Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
    • Westfield Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Westfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Village
    • Settlers Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Settlers Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
    • Cumings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
    • Pecan Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • West Oaks Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Clodine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Barker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Highland Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village

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 Brookshire Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Waller County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brookshire Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Brookshire Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Waller 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 Brookshire Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1331325  (Brookshire Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1331325 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: Waller
      • Est. Elev: 41 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brookshire
      • Location given for Brookshire Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.7635651     Lon: -95.9410658
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Waller, 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- Brookshire 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.