A visit to the Brashear 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 Brashear Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brashear Cemetery:
40.1439, -92.3741
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brashear Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brashear Cemetery is located in Adair County<2>.
The county seat for Adair County is located in Kirksville. Kirksville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Brashear Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brashear Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Brashear Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brashear Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Paultown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Paultown Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paultown Cemetery
- Gibbs Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibbs Union Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibbs Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gibbs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28892 <5>
- Landsberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Landsberry Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsberry Cemetery
- Lansberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lansberry Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansberry Cemetery
- The Lansberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Musgrove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29745 <5>
- Mt. Taber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Taber Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Taber Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Epperson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Epperson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Cater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cater Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cater Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Park View Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Park View Memorial Gardens is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Park View Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the southeast of Kirksville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30743 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Locust Hill Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill Cemetery
- Waddill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Waddill Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddill Cemetery
- Highland Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Stukey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Free Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Free Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Cemetery
- St. Joseph Old Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Linville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Linville Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville Cemetery
- St. Aioysius Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brashear Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brashear Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brashear
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Gibbs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hurdland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Kenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Millard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- La Plata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sue City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Novelty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Love Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Love Lake is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
- Hedge City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Yarrow ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yarrow is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
- Atlanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Economy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Pleasant Retreat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Greentop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Brashear Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brashear Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlanta
- Baring
- Brashear
- Edina
- Greentop
- Hurdland
- Kirksville
- La Plata
- Novinger
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 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 Brashear Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Adair 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 Brashear Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #714645 (Brashear Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #714645 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: Adair
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hurdland
- Location given for Brashear Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.143925 Lon: -92.374077
- 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 Adair, 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 from Point A (ie- Brashear 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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