Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Brayton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brayton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Brayton is located in Bledsoe County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bledsoe County: Cumberland, Hamilton, Rhea, Sequatchie & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Brayton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brayton:
- Bledsoe County (The home county of Brayton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brayton, with the one closest to Brayton listed first.
- Summer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Pailo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Pikeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <2>
- Brockdell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Ninemile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Winesap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brayton, with the one closest to Brayton listed first.
- Etola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Bent Tree Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bent Tree Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Hopewell Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Countryside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Bellefounte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <2>
- McDonald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- McDonald is located in Bradley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonald <2>
- Mineral Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
- East Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brayton, with the one closest to Brayton listed first.
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Burke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jewett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Lake Tansi Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Lantana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Todd Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brayton, with the one closest to Brayton listed first.
- Palmer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <2>
- Gruetli - Laager
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruetli - Laager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli - Laager
- Gruetli - Laager is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gruetli - Laager <2>
- Beersheba Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beersheba Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Gruetli
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brayton, with the one closest to Brayton listed first.
- Flat Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Sale Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale Creek
- Sale Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale Creek <2>
- Lakewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Soddy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Birchwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Birchwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birchwood <2>
- Mowbray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Soddy Lake Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soddy Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Soddy - Daisy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soddy - Daisy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy - Daisy
- Soddy - Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soddy - Daisy <2>
- Caramel Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caramel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Crabtree Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabtree Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Falling Water
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Water have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Lakesite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Middle Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
- Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brayton, with the one closest to Brayton listed first.
- Condra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Powells Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitwell
- Whitwell is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitwell <2>
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brayton, with the one closest to Brayton listed first.
- Lamontville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Calhoun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in McMinn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <2>
- Riceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Riceville is located in McMinn County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <2>
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brayton, with the one closest to Brayton listed first.
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- East View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Beta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Calico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Goodfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Decatur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Sewee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brayton, with the one closest to Brayton listed first.
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Cumberland Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
- Spring City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Spring City is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <2>
- Lakewood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brayton, with the one closest to Brayton listed first.
- Dunlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <2>
- Center Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Daus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Cartwright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brayton, with the one closest to Brayton listed first.
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
- Sweetgum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Cummingsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Laurelburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Bone Cave
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brayton, see our County-by-County Page for Brayton.
Newspapers Published in Brayton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brayton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brayton, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brayton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brayton:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla
- Pages specific to Bledsoe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cumberland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grundy County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hamilton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McMinn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Meigs County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rhea County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sequatchie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Van Buren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bradley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Bledsoe County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Bledsoe County
Cemeteries Near Brayton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brayton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brayton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brayton, with the one closest to Brayton listed first.
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Metz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Metz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metz Cemetery
- Standifer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Standifer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Standifer Cemetery
- Laurel Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Brook Cemetery
- Rigsby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rigsby Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17769 <4>
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
- Hendon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13229 <4>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Old Ogden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ogden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ogden Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
- Hixson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hixson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hixson Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
- Continue List (674 more) ...
- John M. Hixson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- The John M. Hixson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hixson Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John M. Hixson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13437 <4>
- Miller - Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller - Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller - Nelson Cemetery
- Hutcheson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- The Hutcheson Cemetery has also been known as:
- McDonald Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutcheson Cemetery
- John M. Hixson Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Brayton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brayton, with the one closest to Brayton listed first.
- Ogden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Coulterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coulterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
- Coulterville is located in Hamilton County
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Morgan Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Morgan Springs is located in Rhea County
- Summer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Pailo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Sale Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale Creek
- Sale Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale Creek <2>
- Pikeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <2>
- Mount Airy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie County
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
- Gladecreek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladecreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladecreek
- Gladecreek is located in Bledsoe County
- Schoolfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoolfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolfield
- Schoolfield is located in Bledsoe County
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- Dunlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <2>
- Soddy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Sampson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dunlap
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brayton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brayton.
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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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Brayton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brayton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4816, Longitude: -85.1836 In this case, the coordinates for Brayton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |