A visit to the Brackin 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 Brackin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brackin Cemetery:
35.2329, -88.4784
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brackin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brackin Cemetery is located in McNairy County<2>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies just to the west southwest of the Brackin Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Brackin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brackin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Purdy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Purdy Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Pounds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pounds Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounds Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Gilchrist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilchrist Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist Cemetery
- Beauty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Beauty Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meeks Grove Cemetery
- Meeks Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15576 <5>
- Adamsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
- Adamsville War Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Wolverton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wolverton Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brackin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brackin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Purdy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Adamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stantonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Leapwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Selmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Falcon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Eastview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Enville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Finger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Lips
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Caffey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Michie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sibley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Rose Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Ramer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Savannah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Masseyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Guys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Nash Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Pyburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
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 Brackin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McNairy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brackin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Falcon
- Purdy
- Savannah
- Selmer
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 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 Brackin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McNairy 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 Brackin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1308638 (Brackin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1308638 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: McNairy
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stantonville
- Location given for Brackin Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2328594 Lon: -88.4783768
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including McNairy, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brackin 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. |