A visit to the Brister 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 Brister Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brister Cemetery:
39.8254, -81.2626
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brister Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brister Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Woodsfield. Woodsfield lies just to the east southeast of the Brister Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Brister Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brister Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calais Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Calais Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais Cemetery
- Aaron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Aaron Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Hannash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hannash Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannash Cemetery
- Danford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Danford Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danford Cemetery
- Middle Church German Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The German Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Bracken Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Beaver Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Swazey Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lewisville German Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Free Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Free Burial Ground is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Burial Ground
- Schell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Schell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell Cemetery
- St. Johns RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns RC Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns RC Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- The Watson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glady's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2388048 <5>
- Whigville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Whigville Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Buchanon Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eggar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Eggar Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggar Cemetery
- Miltonsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Miltonsburg Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg Cemetery
- Block Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Block Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block Cemetery
- Neptune Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sloan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston 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 Brister Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brister Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Summerfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Lewisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Miltonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Whigville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Batesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Mud Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Woodsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kennonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mount Ephraim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Edwina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Jerusalem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Quaker City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fulda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Salesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Coats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Sarahsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Graysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Mount Carrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Beallsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Barnesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Senecaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Harriettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Hunter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
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 Brister Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brister Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnesville
- Beallsville
- Quaker City
- Sarahsville
- Senecaville
- Woodsfield
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 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 Brister Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Brister Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1963750 (Brister Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1963750 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 295 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Summerfield
- Location given for Brister Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8253495 Lon: -81.2626129
- 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 Monroe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brister 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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