A visit to the Brasfield 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 Brasfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brasfield Cemetery:
32.6321, -87.8827
The Brasfield Cemetery is located in Greene County<1>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Eutaw. Eutaw lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north of the Brasfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brasfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Brasfield Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brasfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Hard Bargain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hard Bargain Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Bargain Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Blocker Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Blocker Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker Hill Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Pinetop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pinetop Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Birdine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Birdine Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Birdine Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Forkland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21640 <4>
- Creehill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Creehill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creehill Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
- Longer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Longer Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longer Cemetery
- New Evening Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Arington Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arington Cemetery
- Cooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooks Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Old Green Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Green Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Brasfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brasfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forkland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McDowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Demopolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Sawyerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boligee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gallion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lizzieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Moore Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Brewersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coatopa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eutaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Epes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Arrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Rosemary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greensboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Livingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pin Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Akron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Brasfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brasfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Demopolis
- Epes
- Epes lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Brasfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Epes.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Eutaw
- Forkland
- Greensboro
- Livingston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Brasfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Brasfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158793 (Brasfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158793 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 44 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forkland
- Location given for Brasfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6284674 Lon: -87.8808475
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brasfield Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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