A visit to the Brandon 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 Brandon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brandon Cemetery:
34.7543, -86.0783
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brandon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brandon Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies just to the south southeast of the Brandon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brandon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Brandon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brandon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bynum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Maynard Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Maynard Cove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Elkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Elkins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Skyline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Skyline Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Cemetery
- Pinhook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pinhook Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Moody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Barbee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Barbee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbee Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Dolberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dolberry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolberry Cemetery
- Latham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
- Gold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gold Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Blue Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blue Spring Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
- Kyles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kyles Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brandon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brandon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tupelo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Maynard Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Blackankle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Kyles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Larkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Skyline
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Scottsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pleasant Groves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Lim Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Baileytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Fackler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aspel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Hytop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Hollytree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Estillfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
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 Brandon Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brandon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte - Historic
- Scottsboro
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 Brandon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Brandon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #114830 (Brandon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114830 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mud Creek
- Location given for Brandon Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.754251 Lon: -86.0783146
- 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brandon 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. |
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