A visit to the Brasher 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 Brasher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brasher Cemetery:
34.0144, -86.1844
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brasher Cemetery has been estimated.<1> - use with caution.
The Brasher Cemetery is located in Etowah County<2>.
The county seat for Etowah County is located in Gadsden. Gadsden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Brasher Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brasher Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brasher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brasher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dillard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Carnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carnes Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Cemetery
- Howelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Howelton Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton Cemetery
- Gallant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gallant Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivalee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ivalee Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Sauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sauls Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauls Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Rainbow Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCartney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McCartney Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartney Cemetery
- Noble Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Noble Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill Cemetery
- Cornelius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Cemetery
- Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Altoona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Altoona Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Moodys Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Deerman Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Deerman Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerman Chapel Cemetery
- Alabama City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Alabama City Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brasher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brasher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ivalee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Howelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gallant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Egypt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Steele
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Attalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Alabama City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nix ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Carlisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Rainbow City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek Falls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Black Creek Falls is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Falls
- Reece City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountainboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Gadsden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitney Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pilgrims Rest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crudup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Sardis City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Bird ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
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 Brasher Cemetery. The following communities are located in Etowah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brasher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alabama City
- Attalla
- Gadsden
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 helpful 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 Brasher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Etowah 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 Brasher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #114847 (Brasher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114847 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: Etowah
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Howelton
- Location given for Brasher Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0145416 Lon: -86.184421
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, 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 from Point A (ie- Brasher 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. |