A visit to the Brooke Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Brooke Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brooke Cemetery (FG ID #77860).
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 Brooke Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brooke Cemetery:
40.2876, -80.6050
The Brooke Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wellsburg.
The cemetery is located in Brooke County<2>.
The county seat for Brooke County is located in Wellsburg. Wellsburg lies just to the south southwest of the Brooke Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brooke Cemetery.
Establishment of the Brooke Cemetery ...
The Brooke Cemetery was founded in 1875.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Brooke Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brooke Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Georges Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Georges Run Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run Cemetery
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cross Creek Cemetery is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Hill Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexandria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buckingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Everson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Everson Family Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson Family Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Highland Hills Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kadesh Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lower Buffalo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- Holy Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tent Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tent Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent Church Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Brooke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brooke Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shank Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Brilliant
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Dutch Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Wellsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deandale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Georges Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hooverson Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Follansbee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mingo Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gould
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beech Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Steubenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fernwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alikanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Windsor Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Highland City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Rayland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pattersons Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Weirton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wintersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Brooke Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brooke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brooke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Follansbee
- Mingo Junction
- Steubenville
- Weirton
- Wellsburg
- Wintersville
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 websites either 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 Brooke Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Brooke 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 Brooke Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #77860
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1558261 (Brooke Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1558261 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: Brooke
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Steubenville East
- Location given for Brooke Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2875699 Lon: -80.605074
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Brooke, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brooke 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |