A visit to the Brandon 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 Brandon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brandon Cemetery:
40.3295, -86.4275
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brandon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brandon Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Frankfort. Frankfort lies just to the southwest 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 23 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.
- Old Whiteman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Old Whiteman Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Whiteman Cemetery
- Hopewell Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Church Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Church Cemetery
- The Hopewell Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Cemetery
- Layton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Layton Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Paris Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
- Whiteman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Whiteman Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteman Cemetery
- Layman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Layman Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layman Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Kilmore UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kilmore UMC Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmore UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kilmore UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Frankfort.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #553744 <5>
- Plummer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Plummer Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Cemetery
- Veneman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Veneman Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veneman Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Old Chaney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Chaney Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chaney Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old South Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Cemetery
- Bunnell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Dew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dew Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Cemetery
- Kings Corner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kings Corner Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner Cemetery
- Merrit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Merrit Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrit Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Grays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Michigantown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boyleston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Beard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Frankfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Geetingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Middlefork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Scircleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Sedalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Cambria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Shanghai
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Manson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Reagan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Kirklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kempton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Russiaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prince William
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Rossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cutler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Groomsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Mulberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Middleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Owasco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Edna Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
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 Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brandon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forest
- Frankfort
- Kempton
- Kirklin
- Michigantown
- Mulberry
- Rossville
- Russiaville
- Sedalia
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 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431445 (Brandon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431445 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Michigantown
- Location given for Brandon Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3294809 Lon: -86.4274993
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |