A visit to the Brackettown 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 Brackettown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brackettown Cemetery:
35.5534, -81.9207
The Brackettown Cemetery is located in McDowell County<1>.
The county seat for McDowell County is located in Marion. Marion lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Brackettown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brackettown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brackettown Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brackettown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
- Old Thermal City Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lawing Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawing Cemetery
- Haney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Haney Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant CME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Pass Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Flack Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Centennial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Golden Valley Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgway Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brittain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Brittain Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Cemetery
- Golden Valley UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dixon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Brackettown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brackettown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vein Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thermal City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Union Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Patten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brindletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sunshine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Ruth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Nebo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherfordton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Washburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spindale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hollis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parkhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlee
(13 miles [20.9 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 Brackettown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDowell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brackettown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Marion
- Rutherfordton
- Spindale
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 Brackettown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to McDowell 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 Brackettown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #981799 (Brackettown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981799 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: McDowell
- Est. Elev: 420 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glenwood
- Location given for Brackettown Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5534584 Lon: -81.9206579
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including McDowell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Brackettown 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> | 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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