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A visit to the Brannon 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 Brannon Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brannon Cemetery:

31.0441, -88.3120

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brannon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Brannon Cemetery is located in Mobile County<2>.

The county seat for Mobile County is located in Mobile. Mobile lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Brannon Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brannon Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Brannon Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brannon Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Baxter Will Cemetery
  • Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Lott Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
  • Whatley Holiness Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gulf Crest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gulf Crest Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Crest Cemetery
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  • Citronelle Methodist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
  • Pine Crest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest Cemetery
    • The Pine Crest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pinecrest Cemetery
  • Byrd Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Byrd Memorial Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lambert Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Lambert Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
    • Lambert Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Lambert Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
    • County Line Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The County Line Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
    • Maples Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Maples Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Cemetery
    • Lott Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Lott Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
    • Maples Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Maples Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Cemetery
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in George County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Meinhardt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Meinhardt Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinhardt Cemetery
    • Sawyer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brannon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brannon Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Gulfcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
  • Citronelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
  • Chunchula
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
  • Deer Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Deer Park is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Wilmer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sims Chapel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
  • Vinegar Bend
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
  • Leakesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Escatawpa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Escatawpa is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
  • Barry Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
  • Bucks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Chastang
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Movico
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Fairford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • Lucedale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Howell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Howell is located in George County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Semmes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Axis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Mount Vernon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Saraland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Satsuma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Calvert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hillman is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
    • Agricola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Creola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Malcolm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Seaboard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard

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 Brannon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mobile County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brannon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Brannon Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Mobile 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 Brannon Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #114833  (Brannon Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114833 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: Mobile
      • Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Citronelle West
      • Location given for Brannon Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0440699     Lon: -88.311954
      • 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 Mobile, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brannon 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.