A visit to the Bragg 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 Bragg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bragg Cemetery:
31.8993, -86.7841
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bragg Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Bragg Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bragg Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bragg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bragg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Manningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Manningham Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningham Cemetery
- Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgeville Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Monterey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Monterey Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Top Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Top Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- William Seale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Snow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Snow Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat Cemetery
- Giddens Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ft. Dale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ft. Dale Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Dale Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Crum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shacklesville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Reddoch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Reddoch Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddoch Cemetery
- Lloyd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lloyd Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Greenville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24060 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Bragg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bragg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forest Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shacklesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Awin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bragg's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Bolling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Furman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Pine Apple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Fort Deposit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Starlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- McBrydes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Schuster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Mixonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Chapman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Gordonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Minter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- McWilliams
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Commerce
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Georgiana
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ackerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Pleasant Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Carlowville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Collirene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
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 Bragg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bragg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapman
- Fort Deposit
- Georgiana
- Greenville
- Pine Apple
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 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 Bragg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 Bragg Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #135753 (Bragg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135753 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ridgeville
- Location given for Bragg Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.899317 Lon: -86.7841456
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Alabama's counties, including Butler, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bragg 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |