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:
37.1737, -88.8564
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 McCracken County<2>.
The county seat for McCracken County is located in Paducah. Paducah lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brewer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brewer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Aikins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Aikins Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Hopper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopper Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Cemetery
- Liberty Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Ridge Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Ridge Cemetery
- Kirkendall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kirkendall Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkendall Cemetery
- Copland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Copland Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copland Cemetery
- Holman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Holman Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Bethel Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Christian Church Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Christian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Christian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Woodville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184847 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Kidd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Round Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Round Spring Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring Cemetery
- Nineveh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Nineveh Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Cemetery
- Ohio Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ohio Chapel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Chapel Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Cowlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cowlin Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlin Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Massac Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Massac Memorial Gardens is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac Memorial Gardens
- Bumgardner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bumgardner Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumgardner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Ragland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Joppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bandana
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Cimota City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Kevil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grahamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Massac City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Future City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Future City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Paducah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- La Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ceredo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- New Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Karnak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Grand Chain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Grand Chain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Belknap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Massac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Big Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Olmsted
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Brookport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reevesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
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 McCracken County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brewer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Joppa
- La Center
- Metropolis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to McCracken 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 #487862 (Brewer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #487862 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: McCracken
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Joppa
- Location given for Brewer Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1736646 Lon: -88.8564491
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including McCracken, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |