A visit to the Bray 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 Bray Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bray Cemetery (FG ID #2148557).
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 Bray Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bray Cemetery:
35.6391, -79.5298
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bray Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Bray Cemetery is located in Chatham County<3>.
The county seat for Chatham County is located in Pittsboro. Pittsboro lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> to the east northeast of the Bray Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bray Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Bray Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kildee Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Marley Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Cemetery
- Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Spring Friends Meeting Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunset Knoll Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Chatham Memorial Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Memorial Park
- Old Shady Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holly Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Old Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Olivers Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McMasters Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old McMasters Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Old McMasters Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old McMasters Cemetery
- New Zion Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs Methodist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huldah Baptist Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whynot Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Whynot Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot Cemetery
- Fair Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Rest Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Pine Rest Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Rest Cemetery
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]<4> of the Bray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bray Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coleridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bennett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bonlee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Siler City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ramseur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jugtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goldston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Franklinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Staley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yow Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carbonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cedar Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Michfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Robbins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Parkwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Parkwood is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Gulf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Seagrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melanchton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Millboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Asheboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Bray Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chatham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Asheboro
- Ramseur
- Robbins
- Siler City
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 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 Bray Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Chatham 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 Bray Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2148557
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> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Chatham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bray Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |