A visit to the Brewster - Ross 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 Brewster - Ross Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brewster - Ross Cemetery:
39.6125, -91.0724
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brewster - Ross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brewster - Ross Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Brewster - Ross Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brewster - Ross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brewster - Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wallace Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shearer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shearer Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Cemetery
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hornback Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hornback Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornback Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Gard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gard Cemetery
- Rockport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rockport Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Cemetery
- Taylor - Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Barry Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Cemetery
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Park Lawn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lawn Cemetery
- Jolly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jolly Cemetery is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Cemetery
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- Brokaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brokaw Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Wombles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wombles Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wombles Cemetery
- Pursley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pursley Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Hazelrigg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hazelrigg Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg Cemetery
- Kinderhook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kinderhook Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook Cemetery
- Busch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Busch Cemetery is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busch Cemetery
- Early Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Early Cemetery is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Cemetery
- Ashburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ashburn Cemetery is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Cemetery
- Woodruff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Woodruff Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brewster - Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brewster - Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- El Dara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Kinderhook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atlas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Summer Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Hull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Saverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Louisiana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Baylis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Plainville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Beverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Pittsfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cave City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Frankford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Brewster - Ross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brewster - Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashburn
- Barry
- Barry lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Brewster - Ross Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Baylis
- Frankford
- Hull
- Hull lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Brewster - Ross Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Louisiana
- New Canton
- Payson
- Payson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Brewster - Ross Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Payson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
- Pittsfield
- Pleasant Hill
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 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 Brewster - Ross Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Pike 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 Brewster - Ross Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404823 (Brewster-Ross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404823 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockport
- Location given for Brewster-Ross Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6125465 Lon: -91.0723593
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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 Illinois' counties, including Pike, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brewster - Ross 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. |