A visit to the Brush Creek 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 Brush Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brush Creek Cemetery:
35.3268, -83.5107
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brush Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brush Creek 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 Brush Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brush Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Brush Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brush Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Breedlove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Breedlove Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove Cemetery
- Grave Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Windy Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Windy Gap Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Gap Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Wesser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wesser Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser Cemetery
- Tellico Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tellico Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Fred Cochran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fred Cochran Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fred Cochran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fred Cochran Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Bryson City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989191 <5>
- Brendle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brendle Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brendle Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Lauada Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lauada Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauada Cemetery
- Lakey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakey Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakey Cemetery
- Sawyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Round Top Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Round Top Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- De Hart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The De Hart Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Hart 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]<3> of the Brush Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brush Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tellico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Almond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wesser
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Unahala
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Judson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bryson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forney ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Leatherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Nantahala
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Stecoah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whittier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Topton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Gay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Greens Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Cheoah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Dillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cherokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Paint Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 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 Brush Creek 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 Brush Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Franklin
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Brush Creek 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 Brush Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1023779 (Brush Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1023779 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: 606 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wesser
- Location given for Brush Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3267608 Lon: -83.510716
- 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 '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- Brush Creek 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. |