A visit to the Brandon Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Brandon Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brandon Cemetery (FG ID #32960).
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:
33.3783, -82.0273
The Brandon Cemetery is located in Richmond County<2>.
The county seat for Richmond County is located in Augusta. Augusta lies just to the north northeast 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Brandon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brandon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clanton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Clanton Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton Cemetery
- Carmichael Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Carmichael Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael Cemetery
- Duval Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Duval Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duval Cemetery
- Schley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Schley Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tinley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tinley Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Twiggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Twiggs Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Cemetery
- Chavous Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chavous Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavous Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Steadman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Steadman Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadman Cemetery
- Rober Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rober Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rober Cemetery
- South View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The South View Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South View Cemetery
- Hephzibah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hephzibah Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Ebenezer Rock Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Brothersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brothersville Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothersville Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Gracewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pepperidge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Southgate Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Hephzibah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Augusta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Belair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gordon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beech Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martinez
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arrow Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lamkin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kathwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Blythe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clearwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Grovetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 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 Brandon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richmond County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brandon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Evans
- Evans lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Brandon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Evans.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Martinez
- North Augusta
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 Brandon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Richmond 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #32960
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #311723 (Brandon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #311723 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: Richmond
- Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Augusta West
- Location given for Brandon Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3784733 Lon: -82.0270617
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Richmond, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |