About Brookside Cemetery
Brookside Cemetery is a cemetery near Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan. It lies about 0.7 mi southeast of Tecumseh. The grounds sit at about 810 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Joe Fortunato, Joseph Marsh and Thomas O. Perry. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 622042. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lenawee Hills Memorial Gardens, about 2.6 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Handler Funeral Homes & Cremation Services in Tecumseh, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 108 cemeteries we list in Lenawee County, and 41 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Lenawee County dates to 1844. 5 of the 108 listings in Lenawee County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Tecumseh. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Brookside Cemetery
Among them: 1 inventor or engineer, 1 World War II veteran.
- Joe Fortunato1918-2004American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator
- Joseph Marsh1802-1863American preacher
- Thomas O. Perry1847-1927American engineer
- Albert S. Cummins1851-1935American military officer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Brookside Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
42.01142, -83.95299
What Brookside Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Lenawee Hills Memorial GardensTecumseh, MIMemorial park2.6 mi
- Mc Lain CemeteryTecumseh, MICemetery3.1 mi
- Aten CemeteryTecumseh, MICemetery3.5 mi
- Old East CemeteryClinton, MICemetery4.2 mi
- Ridgeway CemeteryFord Highway, Ridgeway, MICemetery4.3 mi
- Holloway CemeteryTecumseh, MICemetery4.6 mi
- North Adrian CemeteryTecumseh, MICemetery4.6 mi
- Holdridge Family CemeteryTecumseh, MIFamily cemetery4.7 mi
- Hazelbank CemeteryAdrian, MICemetery5.2 mi
- South Macon CemeteryTecumseh, MICemetery5.5 mi
Funeral homes near Brookside Cemetery
- Handler Funeral Homes & Cremation Services0.6 miFuneral home · Tecumseh · (517) 423-2525
- Purse & Son Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Tecumseh · (517) 423-2121
- Anderson Marry Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Tecumseh · (517) 424-1848
- Handler Funeral Home4.4 miFuneral home · Clinton · (517) 456-4164
- Purse Funeral Home6.7 miFuneral home · Adrian · (517) 265-2300
- Wagley Funeral Homes9.4 miFuneral home · Adrian · (517) 263-1400
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.