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:
38.1715, -86.2791
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Salem. Salem lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Brewer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brewer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brewer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thacker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thacker Cemetery is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker Cemetery
- Old Leavenworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Conrad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Conrad Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad Cemetery
- Bliss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bliss Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Cemetery
- Trout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Trout Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Cemetery
- Leavenworth Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Everton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Everton Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Hillgrove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillgrove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove Cemetery
- Pitman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pitman Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman Cemetery
- Birds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Birds Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Cemetery
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- Sheckell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sheckell Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheckell Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- El Bethel Cemetery
- Wiseman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riddle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Orchard Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Orchard Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill Cemetery
- Chism Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Chism Cemetery is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chism Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson 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 Brewer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brewer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cedar Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- New Amsterdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Leavenworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Valley City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Carefree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Wolf Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beechland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Battletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Oolite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Cold Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lodale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Central
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Corydon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Beechwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Roberta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Glidas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Pilot Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Andyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Mauckport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brewer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #431494 (Brewer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431494 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leavenworth
- Location given for Brewer Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1714551 Lon: -86.2791418
- 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 Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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