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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. 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 Brackettown Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brackettown Cemetery

Lat:   35.5534°   (35° 33' 12")

Lon:   -81.9207°   (-81° 55' 14")

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 .

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.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermal City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
    • Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
  • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
  • Union Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in McDowell County
  • Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
    • Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
  • 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)
  • Sunshine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West Marion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
      • West Marion is located in McDowell County
    • Providence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in McDowell County
    • Marion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <7>
    • Rollins ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
      • Rollins is located in Burke County
    • Ruth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Rutherford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Nebo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
      • Nebo is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <7>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
      • Spindale is located in Rutherford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <7>
    • 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Brackettown Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #981799 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: Glenwood
    • County: McDowell         Elev: 420
    • Location given for GNIS #981799 (Brackettown Cemetery)

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brackettown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5534, Longitude: -81.9207    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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