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:
36.6120, -83.3896
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 Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast 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.
- Edds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Edds Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edds Cemetery
- Yeary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Yeary Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeary Cemetery
- Ealy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ealy Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealy Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Yeary - Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Yeary - Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeary - Brooks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Yeary - Brooks Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Ewing.
- The Yeary - Brooks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ayers Cemetery
- Yeary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540592 <5>
- Fugate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Robert Osborne Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bales Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Chances Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Chances Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Cemetery
- Dillman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dillman Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillman Cemetery
- Monday Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Monday Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday Cemetery
- Lemarr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lemarr Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemarr Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Edd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Edd Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edd Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Wolfenbarger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolfenbarger Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfenbarger Cemetery
- Shackelford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
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:
- Ewing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Xenophon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Pathfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Twila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Sneedville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Van
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Hubbard Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Mary Alice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Caney Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shawanee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Harrogate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tazewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yount Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Cawood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Bobs Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Miracle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- South Wallins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Varilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Calvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Wallins Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Coldiron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Raven Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Fleenortown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Callaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Cumberland Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Sneedville
- Tazewell
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 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 #1463886 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1463886 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 504 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coleman Gap
- Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6120306 Lon: -83.3896273
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Lee, 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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