A visit to the McBrayer 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 McBrayer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McBrayer Cemetery:
35.2840, -81.6691
The McBrayer Cemetery is located in Cleveland County<1>.
The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Shelby. Shelby lies just to the east of the McBrayer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McBrayer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the McBrayer Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McBrayer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sandy Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sandy Run Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run Cemetery
- Dobbins Hawkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lattimore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lattimore Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cleveland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Dobbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dobbins Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Cemetery
- Plain View Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goode Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Beam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beam Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Cemetery
- Thomas Walker Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heaven Bound Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webb Baptist Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scruggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jolley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jolley Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley Cemetery
- Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McCraw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCraw Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- Royster Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Royster Memorial Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royster Memorial Park
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 McBrayer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McBrayer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mooresboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Boiling Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lattimore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Six Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brittain Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Ellenboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Henrietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Village Square Townhouses
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shelby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Campcall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caroleen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Townhouses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Earl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Polkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Sandy Mush
(9 miles [14.5 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 McBrayer Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cleveland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McBrayer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 McBrayer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cleveland 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 McBrayer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1004479 (McBrayer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1004479 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: Cleveland
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boiling Springs North
- Location given for McBrayer Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2840145 Lon: -81.6689852
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Cleveland, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McBrayer Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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