A visit to the Brister 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 Brister Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brister Cemetery:
33.1343, -89.8206
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brister Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brister Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Brister Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brister Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Brister Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brister Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Moorehead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moorehead Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehead Cemetery
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Melton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Whelin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Whelin Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelin Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Barksdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barksdale Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Holeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holeman Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeman Cemetery
- Bowlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowlin Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin Cemetery
- Wilks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilks Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilks Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Eubanks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Eubanks Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks Cemetery
- Durant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Durant Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
- Durant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Durant Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
- Mizpah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mizpah Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
- The Mizpah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Durant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59069 <5>
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Guess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Guess Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guess Cemetery
- Himan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Himan Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himan Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brister Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brister Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Durant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Possumneck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- West
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Sallis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hesterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Auris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Goodman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vaiden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Zemuly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Kosciusko
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Acona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Langley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Ituma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Jones Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Pickens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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 Brister 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 Brister Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- Goodman
- Kosciusko
- Lexington
- Pickens
- Vaiden
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 helpful 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 Brister 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 Brister Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #667576 (Brister Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #667576 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: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West
- Location given for Brister Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1342949 Lon: -89.8206386
- 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 '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- Brister 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. |