A visit to the Brays 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 Brays Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brays Cemetery:
37.1234, -84.1133
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brays Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brays Cemetery is located in Laurel County<2>.
The county seat for Laurel County is located in London. London lies just to the east of the Brays Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Brays Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brays Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wigington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wigington Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigington Cemetery
- Early Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Early Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Cemetery
- Dyche Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dyche Memorial Park is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyche Memorial Park
- Sherman Benge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sherman Benge Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Benge Cemetery
- The Sherman Benge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benge Cemetery
- Lovelace - Dees Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lovelace - Dees Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace - Dees Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lovelace - Dees Cemetery is located outside and to the north of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271552 <5>
- Sparks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Southard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Southard Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Litton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Litton Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton Cemetery
- East Colony / Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Nix Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Magee Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2741375 <5>
- Owsley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Owsley Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Levi Jackson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Moren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Moren Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moren Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brays Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- London
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sublimity City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Pittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Maplesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- East Bernstadt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bernstadt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Lily
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Keavy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Dorthae
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Greenmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- North Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Marydell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Larue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Peoples
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Corbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Benge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Gray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Fogertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Urban
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Acorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Woodbine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Crane Nest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Annville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dabolt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Whetstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
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 Brays Cemetery. The following communities are located in Laurel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Brays Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Laurel 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 Brays Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #510899 (Brays Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #510899 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: Laurel
- Est. Elev: 397 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lily
- Location given for Brays Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1234209 Lon: -84.1132652
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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 Kentucky's counties, including Laurel, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brays 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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