A visit to the Brewer 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 Brewer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brewer Cemetery:
31.8968, -82.7426
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brewer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brewer Cemetery is located in Telfair County<2>.
The county seat for Telfair County is located in McRae - Helena. McRae - Helena lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Brewer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brewer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Brewer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brewer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Harris & McDew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Courson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wooten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- Wooten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Silver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Dodges Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clements Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Clements Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements Cemetery
- The Clements Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- Palms Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Palms Memorial Gardens is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms Memorial Gardens
- Tillman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tillman Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Hazlehurst City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hazlehurst City Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazlehurst City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hazlehurst.
- The Hazlehurst City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hazlehurst Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135142 <5>
- Spencer & Baker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clements Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Clements Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements Cemetery
- Hinson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Wilcox andHall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McArthur Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The McArthur Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brewer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brewer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lumber City Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
- Lumber City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Hazlehurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Scotland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Graham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jacksonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McRae - Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McRae
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McRae is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Uvalda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Alamo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Broxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Milan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 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 Brewer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Telfair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brewer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Baxley
- Broxton
- Hazlehurst
- McRae
- Mount Vernon
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 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 Brewer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Telfair 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 Brewer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #351619 (Brewer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #351619 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: Telfair
- Est. Elev: 46 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lumber City
- Location given for Brewer Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8968475 Lon: -82.7426413
- 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 Telfair, 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' (or 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- Brewer 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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