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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 Brooklyn (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 Brooklyn. 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.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Brooklyn is located in Fayette County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.

Below are the counties that are near Brooklyn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooklyn:

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Brooklyn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
    • Sewell ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
      • Sewell is located in Fayette County
    • East Sewell ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
      • East Sewell is located in Fayette County
    • Concho
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concho
      • Concho is located in Fayette County
    • Rush Run ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rush Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
      • Rush Run is located in Fayette County
    • Thurmond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Keeneys Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keeneys Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
      • Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
    • Garten
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garten
      • Garten is located in Fayette County
    • Newlyn ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newlyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
      • Newlyn is located in Fayette County
    • Kaymoor ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaymoor
      • Kaymoor is located in Fayette County
    • Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell Knob. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
      • Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
      • Sewell Knob has also been known as:
      • Swell Knob
    • Stonecliff ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonecliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
      • Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
      • Stonecliff has also been known as:
      • Stone Cliff
    • Clifftop
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Alaska ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
      • Alaska is located in Fayette County
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
    • Elk Run Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk Run Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
      • Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
    • Janie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
      • Janie is located in Boone County
      • Former name for Janie:
      • Mordue
    • Whitesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
      • Whitesville is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
      • Former names for Whitesville:
      • Jarrods Valley
      • Pritchard City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <3>
    • Sylvester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Joes Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
      • Joes Creek is located in Boone County
    • Keith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
      • Keith is located in Boone County
    • Orgas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgas
      • Orgas is located in Boone County
    • Coopertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
      • Coopertown is located in Boone County
    • Lindytown ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
      • Lindytown is located in Boone County
  • Clay County
    • Hartland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Clay County
  • Greenbrier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
    • Rainelle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Charmco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hines
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
      • Hines is located in Greenbrier County
    • McRoss
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
      • McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
    • Orient Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
      • Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
    • Crichton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
      • Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
    • Quinwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
      • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Rupert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Vale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
      • Vale is located in Greenbrier County
    • Crawley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brushy Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
      • Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
    • Kieffer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
      • Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
    • Lile
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
      • Lile is located in Greenbrier County
  • Kanawha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
    • Carbon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Kanawha County
    • Handley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
      • Handley is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Acme
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Kanawha County
    • Eskdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
      • Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
    • Hollygrove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
      • Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
      • Hollygrove has also been known as:
      • Hollygrove Station
      • Hudnall
    • Pratt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
      • Pratt is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Ronda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
      • Ronda is located in Kanawha County
    • Glasgow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <3>
    • Cedar Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • Dry Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
      • Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
    • East Bank
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
      • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
    • Cabin Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
      • Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
    • Chesapeake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
      • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Nicholas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
    • Albion ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Nicholas County
    • Runa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Runa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
      • Runa is located in Nicholas County
    • Beech Glen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
      • Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
    • Keslers Cross Lanes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
      • Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
    • Morrison ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Nicholas County
    • Snow Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
    • Tipton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tipton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
      • Tipton is located in Nicholas County
    • Dixie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
      • Dixie is located in Nicholas County
    • Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peaser Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
      • Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
    • Zela
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
      • Zela is located in Nicholas County
    • Carl
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Carl is located in Nicholas County
    • Summersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Odell Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
      • Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
      • Odell Town has also been known as:
      • Odell
  • Raleigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
    • Royal ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Royal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Raleigh County
    • Terry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
      • Terry is located in Raleigh County
    • Grandview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grandview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Raleigh County
    • Bradley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Raleigh County
    • Piney View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
      • Piney View is located in Raleigh County
    • Prosperity
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
      • Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
    • Stanaford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanaford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
      • Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
    • Abraham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abraham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
      • Abraham is located in Raleigh County
    • Skelton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
      • Skelton is located in Raleigh County
    • White Stick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
      • White Stick is located in Raleigh County
    • Clifftop
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
      • Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
    • Sprague
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
      • Sprague is located in Raleigh County
    • Sweeneyburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweeneyburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
      • Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
  • Summers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
    • New Richmond ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
      • New Richmond is located in Summers County
    • Sandstone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooklin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
      • Brooklin is located in Summers County
    • Hinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jumping Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
      • Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
    • Nimitz
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
      • Nimitz is located in Summers County
    • Bellepoint
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
      • Bellepoint is located in Summers County
    • Packs Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
      • Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
    • True
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for True. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
      • True is located in Summers County
    • Hilldale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
      • Hilldale is located in Summers County
    • Lowell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Summers County
    • Riffe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
      • Riffe is located in Summers County
    • Talcott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooklyn, see our County-by-County Page for Brooklyn.

Cemeteries Near Brooklyn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooklyn.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooklyn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.

  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pierce Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pierce Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Fayetteville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79548 <4>
  • High Lawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Lawn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huse Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huse Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huse Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hilltop Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smailes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smailes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smailes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jennette Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bays Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Layland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Layland Cemetery
    • The Layland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chestnut Knob Church Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • John Nugen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Nugen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Nugen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Shuck Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shuck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Amick Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tyree Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyree Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Brooklyn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooklyn.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.

  • East Sewell ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
    • East Sewell is located in Fayette County
  • Gatewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
    • Gatewood is located in Fayette County
  • Sewell ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
    • Sewell is located in Fayette County
  • Thurmond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dimmock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimmock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmock
    • Dimmock is located in Fayette County
  • Rush Run ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rush Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
    • Rush Run is located in Fayette County
  • Beury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beury
    • Beury is located in Fayette County
  • Fire Creek ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fire Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Creek
    • Fire Creek is located in Fayette County
  • Caperton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caperton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caperton
    • Caperton is located in Fayette County
  • Keeneys Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keeneys Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
    • Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
  • Stonecliff ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonecliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
    • Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
    • Stonecliff has also been known as:
    • Stone Cliff
  • Beauty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
    • Beauty is located in Fayette County
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    • Nuttalburg ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nuttalburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttalburg
      • Nuttalburg is located in Fayette County
    • Lansing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fayette
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Fayette County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooklyn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooklyn.

Newspapers Published in Brooklyn ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooklyn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooklyn, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooklyn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brooklyn:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brooklyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Brooklyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Brooklyn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brooklyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9909, Longitude: -81.0487       In this case, the coordinates for Brooklyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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