A visit to the Brashers Chapel 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 Brashers Chapel Cemetery ...
The Brashers Chapel Cemetery is located in Shelby County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Bold Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brasher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- K Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The K Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K Springs Cemetery
- Kendrix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kendrix Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrix Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Mt. Signal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Signal Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Signal Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brashers Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bridgeton
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
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- Cahaba Heights
- Cahaba Landing
- Calcis
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
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- Chelsea
- Dunavant
- Dunnavant
- English Village
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Harpersville
- Hoover
- Indian Springs Village
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Inverness
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
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- Irondale
- Lake Purdy
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
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- Leeds
- McCombs
- Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
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- Mountain Brook Village
- Mountain Brook
- Pelham
- Rock Ridge
- Scott City
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Shoal Creek
- Sterrett
- Vandiver
- Vestavia Hills
- Vincent
- Weems
- Westover
- Westover is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
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 Brashers Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brashers Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Brashers Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Brashers Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #114846 (Brasher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114846 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vandiver
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Brashers Chapel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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