Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Brookes Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brookes Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Brookes Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Brookes Corner: Brookes Cor. (or less commonly used: Brookes Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Brookes Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Brookes Corner may originally have been Brooke's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Brookes Corner might be written as Brooke Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Brookes Corner is located in Fauquier County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fauquier County: Clarke, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Stafford & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Brookes Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brookes Corner:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Brookes Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookes Corner, with the one closest to Brookes Corner listed first.
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- The Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zulla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Halfway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Ada
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Delaplane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kerfoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Landmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Markham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookes Corner, with the one closest to Brookes Corner listed first.
- Berrys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Arcadia Farm
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaylord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Wadesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookes Corner, with the one closest to Brookes Corner listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Homeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Rixeyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Eggbornsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Elkwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Norman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Culpeper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Griffinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookes Corner, with the one closest to Brookes Corner listed first.
- London Towne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Floris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Herndon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pender
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Lee-Hi Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Random Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Reston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oakton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sideburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookes Corner, with the one closest to Brookes Corner listed first.
- Armel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Tulip
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Echo Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Stephens City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Day - Mar Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookes Corner, with the one closest to Brookes Corner listed first.
- Middleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Welbourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Aldie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Philomont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Pump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Lenah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Silcott Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Round Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Waxpool
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookes Corner, with the one closest to Brookes Corner listed first.
- Waterfall Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Haymarket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catharpin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Broad Run Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Bull Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Bataan Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bristow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nokesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookes Corner, with the one closest to Brookes Corner listed first.
- Amissville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reager
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rediviva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Scrabble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Sperryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Slate Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookes Corner, with the one closest to Brookes Corner listed first.
- Dilbeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Strasburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stafford County
- Cropp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookes Corner, with the one closest to Brookes Corner listed first.
- Applewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Milldale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Ashby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Front Royal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Viscose City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Limeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Reliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Bentonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookes Corner, with the one closest to Brookes Corner listed first.
- Edwards Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Martinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Poolesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beallsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookes Corner, with the one closest to Brookes Corner listed first.
- Kabletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Bloomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Summit Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Charles Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ranson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookes Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Brookes Corner.
Cemeteries Near Brookes Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookes Corner.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brookes Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brookes Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brookes Corner, with the one closest to Brookes Corner listed first.
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Gospel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Solon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Buckland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Orlean Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Brookes Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brookes Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookes Corner, with the one closest to Brookes Corner listed first.
- The Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rectortown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zulla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Halfway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Broad Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delaplane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterfall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waterfall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Kerfoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Vernon Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Mills
- New Baltimore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Landmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Middleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Upperville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buckland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckland is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brookes Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookes Corner.
Newspapers Published in Brookes Corner ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookes Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookes Corner, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookes Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brookes Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Montgomery County
- Jefferson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brookes Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookes Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |