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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brashear Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brashear Cemetery
Lat: 40.1439° (40° 8' 38")
Lon: -92.3741° (-92° 22' 26")
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 .
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paultown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paultown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Paultown Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Gibbs Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Union Cemetery
- The Gibbs Union Cemetery is located in Adair County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landsberry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landsberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Landsberry Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Lansberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lansberry Cemetery
- The Lansberry Cemetery is located in Knox County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Taber Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Taber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Taber Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Epperson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Epperson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Epperson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Epperson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Cater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cater Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cater Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Shelton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Richardson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Park View Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park View Memorial Gardens
- The Park View Memorial Gardens is located in Adair County
- 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>
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- Locust Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Locust Hill Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Waddill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waddill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waddill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waddill Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Highland Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Park Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Highland Park Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Stukey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Free Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Free Cemetery is located in Knox County
- St. Joseph Old Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Old Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Joseph Old Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Linville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Linville Cemetery is located in Knox County
- St. Aioysius Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aioysius Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aioysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Aioysius Cemetery is located in Knox County
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brashear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Kenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Millard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Millard is located in Adair County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
- Edina is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <6>
- Baring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baring
- Baring is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baring <6>
- Kirksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sue City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sue City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- Sue City is located in Macon County
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- Novelty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novelty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
- Novelty is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novelty <6>
- Greensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Love Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Love Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
- Love Lake is located in Macon County
- Hedge City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Yarrow ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
- Yarrow is located in Adair County
- Atlanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Economy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Pleasant Retreat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Retreat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- 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
- Elmer
- Greentop
- Hurdland
- Kirksville
- Knox City
- 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 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 Brashear Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Adair County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Brashear Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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: GNIS record #714645 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Hurdland
- County: Adair Elev: 264
- Location given for GNIS #714645 (Brashear Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brashear Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1439, Longitude: -92.3741 In this case, the coordinates for the Brashear Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |