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A visit to the Brakeman 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 Brakeman Cemetery ...

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

41.6609, -81.1354

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brakeman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Brakeman Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Lake County is located in Painesville. Painesville lies just to the northwest of the Brakeman Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brakeman Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Brakeman Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Leroy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Leroy Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy Cemetery
  • Pitkin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Pitkin Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitkin Cemetery
  • Bostwicks Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hambden Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Hambden Twp. Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambden Twp. Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
  • Protestant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Protestant Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protestant Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Clague Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Clague Farm Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clague Farm Cemetery
  • Lane Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lane Road Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Road Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntoon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Huntoon Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntoon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Montville Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Chardon Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Patrick Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
    • Gore Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gore Church Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Church Cemetery
    • Perry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Perry Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
      • The Perry Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Center Road Cemetery
      • Disciples Cemetery
      • Perry Center Cemetery
      • Perry Center Road Cemetery
      • Perry Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211916 <5>
    • Mentor Ave. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Mentor Ave. Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor Ave. Cemetery
    • Center Chardon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The South Ridge Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brakeman Cemetery.

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

  • West Bass Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
  • Thompson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Montville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Montville is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
  • Chardon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Perry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Painesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Aquilla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Aquilla is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • East Claridon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • East Claridon is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
  • Madison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Trumbull
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
  • North Perry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • North Perry is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
  • Fairport Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Kirtland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartsgrove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
    • North Madison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Madison is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
    • Grand River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mentor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Kirtland Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • East Trumbull
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
    • Harpersfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
    • Pecks Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
    • Mentor-on-the-Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Reynolds
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Reynolds is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Brentwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Brentwood is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
    • Waite Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Waite Hill is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
    • Burton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mechanicsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Geneva
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Geneva is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <6>
    • Oak Hill Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village

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 Brakeman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Brakeman Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Lake 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 Brakeman Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1963309  (Brakeman Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1963309 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: Lake
      • Est. Elev: 344 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Painesville
      • Location given for Brakeman Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.6608834     Lon: -81.1353767
      • 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 Ohio's counties, including Lake, 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' (or 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- Brakeman 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.