A visit to the Brandon 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 Brandon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brandon Cemetery:
36.5681, -87.8872
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brandon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brandon Cemetery is located in Stewart County<2>.
The county seat for Stewart County is located in Dover. Dover lies just to the south southeast of the Brandon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brandon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Brandon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brandon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Knott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Knott Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott Cemetery
- Legate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Legate Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate Cemetery
- Nolan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Gatlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gatlin Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlin Cemetery
- Dennis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dennis Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bumpus Mills.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269587 <5>
- Chestnut Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Chestnut Grove Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Grove Church of Christ Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bumpus Mills.
- The Chestnut Grove Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979397 <5>
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jackson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bumpus Mills.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13917 <5>
- Shemwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shemwell Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shemwell Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Whitford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Whitford Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford Cemetery
- Herndon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jackson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Dover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2361893 <5>
- Shemwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shemwell Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shemwell Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Shemwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shemwell Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shemwell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brandon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brandon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Snider
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Legate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Indian Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Throckmorton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- LaFayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKinnon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bennettstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Tennessee Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cumberland City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Erin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Garrettsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Caledonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Cadiz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Howel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Herndon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Newstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newstead is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
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 Brandon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stewart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brandon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Dover lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Brandon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Erin
- Erin lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Brandon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- LaFayette
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 professional and volunteer 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 Brandon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Stewart 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 Brandon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1278231 (Brandon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278231 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: Stewart
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tharpe
- Location given for Brandon Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5681068 Lon: -87.8872463
- 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 Stewart, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brandon 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. |