A visit to the Lower Brighton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lower Brighton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lower Brighton Cemetery (FG ID #2404875).
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 Lower Brighton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lower Brighton Cemetery:
46.2196, -67.5061
Open a Google Map centered on the Lower Brighton Cemetery.
Establishment of the Lower Brighton Cemetery ...
The Lower Brighton Cemetery was established in 1837.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> of the Lower Brighton Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lower Brighton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wakefield Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pembroke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waterville Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Waterville United Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waterville United Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Simonds Lower Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avondale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anglican Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coldstream Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harmon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Bonaventure RC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle 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 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Lower Brighton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lower Brighton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lower Wakefield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McKenna
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenna
- Pembroke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Upper Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wakefield Parish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Victoria Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lower Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock Parish
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Newbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pole Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Waterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Bedell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Lower Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bulls Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Thomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bubartown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coldstream
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lindsay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Jacksonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Lower Brighton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Brunswick:
- 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 Lower Brighton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2404875
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Lower Brighton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |