A visit to the Braswell 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 Braswell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Braswell Cemetery:
36.0529, -77.8066
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Braswell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Braswell Cemetery is located in Nash County<2>.
The county seat for Nash County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Braswell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Braswell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Braswell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Braswell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Drake Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Manns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Manns Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Ellen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellen Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hilliard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Vaughan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan Cemetery
- Hilliard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard Cemetery
- Whitley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Brake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brake Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brake Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Mount Memorial Park is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Memorial Park
- The Rocky Mount Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Rocky Mount Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48620 <5>
- Pope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Braswell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Braswell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Drake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Gold Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Battleboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dortches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- North Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Whitakers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Halifax Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Rocky Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hilliardston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Regency Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Estates is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
- Westry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Gethsemane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Snells Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
- White Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Dukes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Easonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Ashburk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Aventon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Taylors Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Ringwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Langley Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Joyners Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Enfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Braswell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nash County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Braswell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battleboro
- Enfield
- Nashville
- Rocky Mount
- Whitakers
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 websites either 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 Braswell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Nash 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 Braswell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #981840 (Braswell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981840 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: Nash
- Est. Elev: 43 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Drake
- Location given for Braswell Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0529311 Lon: -77.8066455
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Nash, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Braswell 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. |