A visit to the Old Brier 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 Old Brier Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Brier Creek Cemetery:
36.1962, -80.9654
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Brier Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Brier Creek Cemetery is located in Wilkes County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkes County is located in Wilkesboro. Wilkesboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Old Brier Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Brier Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Old Brier Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Brier Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Long Bottom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Long Bottom Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Swan Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Swan Creek Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Jonesville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville Cemetery
- Knobs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Knobs Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs Cemetery
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Swaims Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Swaims Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaims Cemetery
- Island Ford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Island Ford Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Ford Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Grassy Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Grassy Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek Cemetery
- Mountlawn Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Mountain Park Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Wilkesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48172 <5>
- St. Paul Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Center Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Center Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188828 <5>
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 Old Brier Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Brier Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Clingman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roaring River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Swan Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Lomax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cycle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Rena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Elkin Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Marler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Hays
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Wilkesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- State Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Wilkesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Traphill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Windsors Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Thurmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dehart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
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 Old Brier Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilkes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Brier Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elkin
- Elkin lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Old Brier Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elkin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Jonesville
- North Wilkesboro
- Wilkesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Old Brier Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Wilkes 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 Old Brier Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1960011 (Old Brier Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1960011 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: Wilkes
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ronda
- Location given for Old Brier Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1962446 Lon: -80.9653535
- 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 Wilkes, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Brier 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. |
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