About Brooke Cemetery
Brooke Cemetery is a cemetery near Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. It lies about 1.1 mi south of Wellsburg. The grounds sit at about 768 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Patrick Gass. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1558261. The nearest other listed cemetery is Georges Run Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Reasner Funeral Home in Wellsburg, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 9 cemeteries we list in Brooke County, and 49 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Wellsburg. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Brooke Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- Patrick Gass1771-1870Sergeant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition
People whose Wikidata entry gives Brooke 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
40.28769, -80.60547
What Brooke 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
- Georges Run CemeteryMingo Junction, OHCemetery1.2 mi
- Cross Creek CemeteryHooverson Heights, WVCemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Andrews CemeteryMingo Junction, OHCemetery2.6 mi
- Mingo Junction CemeteryMingo Junction, OHCemetery2.8 mi
- Hill CemeteryMingo Junction, OHCemetery2.9 mi
- Oak Grove Cemetery122 Rockdale Road, Follansbee, WVCemetery3.2 mi
- Franklin CemeteryWellsburg, WVChristian cemetery3.3 mi
- Buckingham CemeteryBrilliant, OHCemetery3.3 mi
- New Alexandria CemeteryBrilliant, OHCemetery3.8 mi
- Everson Family CemeteryBrilliant, OHFamily cemetery4.1 mi
Funeral homes near Brooke Cemetery
- Reasner Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Wellsburg · (304) 737-3251
- Chambers Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Wellsburg · (304) 737-3551
- Wheeler Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Brilliant · (740) 598-4191
- Schuetz Funeral Home and Cremation Services2.1 miFuneral home · Mingo Junction · (740) 317-7282
- Blaschlak-Wilson Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Mingo Junction · (740) 535-1017
- Mullenbach Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · Follansbee · (304) 527-4040
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