A visit to the Brendle 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 Brendle Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brendle Cemetery:
35.3720, -83.4721
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brendle Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brendle Cemetery is located in Swain County<2>.
The county seat for Swain County is located in Bryson City. Bryson City lies just to the north northeast of the Brendle Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Brendle Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brendle Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- De Hart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The De Hart Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Hart Cemetery
- Lauada Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lauada Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauada Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Laurel Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Truitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Truitt Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Roundhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roundhill Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Breedlove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Breedlove Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove Cemetery
- Grave Gap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Windy Gap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Windy Gap Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Gap Cemetery
- Lakey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lakey Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakey Cemetery
- Swain Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall 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]<3> of the Brendle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brendle Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Unahala
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Bryson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Almond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forney ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Wesser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Tellico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Leatherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Whittier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Wilmot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nantahala
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Gay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Greens Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Dillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paint Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Stecoah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Sylva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Bear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Topton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cheoah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
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 Brendle Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Swain County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brendle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Franklin
- Sylva
- Webster
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 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 Brendle Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Swain 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 Brendle Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1009586 (Brendle Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1009586 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: Swain
- Est. Elev: 635 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alarka
- Location given for Brendle Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3720395 Lon: -83.4721037
- 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 Swain, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brendle 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. |
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