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:
32.9943, -90.1740
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 Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Brantley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brantley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Brantley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brantley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coxburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Coxburg Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg Cemetery
- Tolar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tolar Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar Cemetery
- Meggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Meggs Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggs Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Piney Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tredwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tredwell Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tredwell Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
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- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Lexington.
- The Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebron Cemetery
- Rule Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rule Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Cemetery
- Truly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Truly Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truly Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Spoll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Spoll Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoll Cemetery
- West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Lexington.
- The West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63549 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Brantley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brantley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coxburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Tolarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Fordyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Jones Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Evans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Mileston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Bee Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Dover ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Gwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Pluto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Tchula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Pickens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Vaughan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Goodman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yazoo City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <6>
- Nod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Ituma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
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 Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brantley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Goodman
- Lexington
- Pickens
- Yazoo City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Brantley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 #706589 (Brantley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706589 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 90 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zeiglerville
- Location given for Brantley Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9942964 Lon: -90.1739762
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Holmes, 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 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. |