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:
36.6306, -83.4955
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 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east of the Brooks Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 37 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.
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Chadwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Chadwell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Wares Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wares Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wares Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Colson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Colson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson Cemetery
- Ensor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ensor Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor Cemetery
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- Littrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Littrell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littrell Cemetery
- Sproles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sproles Cemetery is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sproles Cemetery
- Brittian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brittian Cemetery is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittian Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Rosenbalm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rosenbalm Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenbalm Cemetery
- Chances Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Chances Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hammock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hammock Cemetery is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Chadwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chadwell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell Cemetery
- Liford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Liford Cemetery is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liford Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Yeary - Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Dillman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dillman Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillman Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Ealy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ealy Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealy Cemetery
- Yeary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Yeary Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeary Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Wheeler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Ewing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shawanee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Pathfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Cumberland Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harrogate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Varilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Calvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Miracle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Callaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Twila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kettle Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Jenson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jenson is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Middlesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Xenophon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Mary Alice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- South Wallins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Coldiron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Straight Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Wasioto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- New Tazewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Caney Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- 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
- Arjay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arjay is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Dorton Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Pineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Stony Fork Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
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
- Middlesboro
- New Tazewell
- Pineville
- Tazewell
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 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 #1463887 (Brooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1463887 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: 422 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ewing
- Location given for Brooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6306407 Lon: -83.4954656
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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' (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> | 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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