A visit to the Brantley 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 Brantley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brantley Cemetery:
40.3722, -93.4127
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brantley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brantley Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Brantley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brantley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brantley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Ravanna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ravanna Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna Cemetery
- Weisner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Weisner Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisner Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Coon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Half Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Half Rock Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Rock Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- The White Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rhoades Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168370 <5>
- Brackett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brackett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackett Cemetery
- Old Busby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Busby Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Busby Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Duree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Duree Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duree Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Pine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pine Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Princeton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189578 <5>
- John Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wintersville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Wintersville Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brantley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brantley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ravanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Lucerne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spickard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osgood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Powersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Modena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Lineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- South Lineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Galt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint John
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Tindall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Humphreys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Pollock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Dunlap
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Boynton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Clio
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Milan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Cainsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Burrows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Mount Moriah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
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 Brantley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brantley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cainsville
- Clio
- Galt
- Humphreys
- Lineville
- Lucerne
- Mercer
- Milan
- Pollock
- Powersville
- Princeton
- Ravanna
- Spickard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Brantley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Brantley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #714642 (Brantley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #714642 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Half Rock
- Location given for Brantley Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3722342 Lon: -93.4127171
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Mercer, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brantley 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. |