A visit to the Bray 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 Bray Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bray Cemetery:
33.9179, -83.0890
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bray Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bray Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County<2>.
The county seat for Oglethorpe County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the south southwest of the Bray Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bray Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Noell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Noell Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noell Cemetery
- Tiller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Jarrell - Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robert Smith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robert Smith Family Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Smith Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Robert Smith Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414296 <5>
- Lexington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Clouds Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Clouds Creek Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouds Creek Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- McCannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McCannon Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCannon Cemetery
- Hardman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hardman Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Cemetery
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- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Randolph Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coile Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coile Grove Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coile Grove Cemetery
- Paul & Lester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Paul & Lester Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul & Lester Cemetery
- Reece Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Reece Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Hutcheson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hutcheson Family Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutcheson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hutcheson Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Arnoldsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362725 <5>
- Atkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1254678 <5>
- Faust Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Faust Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bray Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lexington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crawford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Stephens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Carlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Comer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Colbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maxeys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rayle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Danielsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Dalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Durham Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
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 Bray Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oglethorpe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Danielsville
- Elberton
- Watkinsville
- Winterville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bray Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Oglethorpe 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 Bray Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #335730 (Bray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #335730 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: Oglethorpe
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandy Cross
- Location given for Bray Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9178942 Lon: -83.0890376
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Oglethorpe, 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 from Point A (ie- Bray 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> | 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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