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A visit to the Brainardsville 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 Brainardsville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brainardsville Cemetery (FG ID #64015).

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 Brainardsville Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brainardsville Cemetery:

44.8620, -74.0197

The Brainardsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Brainardsville.

The cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Malone. Malone lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Brainardsville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brainardsville Cemetery.

Establishment of the Brainardsville Cemetery ...

The Brainardsville Cemetery was established in 1844.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Brainardsville Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brainardsville Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Merrill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Merrill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
  • Bigelow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Bigelow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow Cemetery
  • Bunker Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
  • Star Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Star Road Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Road Cemetery
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The West Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
  • Morningside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Morningside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Cemetery
  • East Side Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The East Side Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Bellmont Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ridgway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Ridgway Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway Cemetery
  • Hutchins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Earlville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Earlville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville Cemetery
    • Brayton Hollow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Thayer Corners Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
    • Pike Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Pike Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
    • St. George Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The St. George Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
    • Sandy Knoll Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sandy Knoll Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Knoll Cemetery
    • Burke Center Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Burke Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Center Cemetery
    • Howard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
    • St. Edmunds Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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 Brainardsville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brainardsville Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Brainardsville Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brainardsville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Brainardsville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Franklin 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 Brainardsville Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #64015

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #944605  (Brainardsville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #944605 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: Franklin
      • Est. Elev: 439 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brainardsville
      • Location given for Brainardsville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.8622663     Lon: -74.0198741
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Franklin, 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- Brainardsville 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.