A visit to the Brasstown 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 Brasstown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brasstown Cemetery (FG ID #69616).
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 Brasstown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brasstown Cemetery:
34.7538, -83.2401
The Brasstown Cemetery is located in Oconee County<2>.
The county seat for Oconee County is located in Walhalla. Walhalla lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Brasstown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brasstown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brasstown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brasstown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rider Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rider Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider Mtn. Cemetery
- Rocky Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky Fork Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork Cemetery
- Laurel Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Camp Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crossroad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Cemetery
- New Promised Land Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Godfrey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Godfrey Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Old Liberty Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Duke Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Poole Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Toxoway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Toxoway Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxoway Cemetery
- Speed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Speed Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed Cemetery
- Chechero Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Union Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prather Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Prather Cemetery is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rocky Knoll Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rocky Knoll Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Knoll Cemetery
- Monte Vista Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Monte Vista Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brasstown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brasstown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Longcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Battle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tugaloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tallulah Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Walhalla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westminster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wiley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lakemont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Turnerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Toccoa Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tiger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toccoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tamassee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Brasstown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oconee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brasstown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Seneca
- Walhalla
- Westminster
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 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 Brasstown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Oconee 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 Brasstown Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #69616
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1244793 (Brasstown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1244793 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: Oconee
- Est. Elev: 463 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whetstone
- Location given for Brasstown Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7537045 Lon: -83.2398813
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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 South Carolina's counties, including Oconee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brasstown 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. |