A visit to the Bray 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 Bray Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bray Cemetery:
36.5154, -83.0988
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bray Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bray Cemetery is located in Hawkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hawkins County is located in Rogersville. Rogersville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Bray Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bray Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Bray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Mallett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mallett Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallett Cemetery
- Gonce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gonce Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonce Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Markham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Markham Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham Cemetery
- Trent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Trent Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Jaynes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jaynes Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynes Cemetery
- Neely Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Neely Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neely Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Alder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Alder Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Starnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Starnes Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes Cemetery
- Bloomer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bloomer Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Cope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cope Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Lype Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lype Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lype Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Manis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Manis Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manis Cemetery
- Couch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Couch Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch Cemetery
- Quillen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Quillen Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quillen Cemetery
- Manis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Manis Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manis Cemetery
- Livesay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Livesay Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bray Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eidson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Kyles Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sneedville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Yount Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Rogersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Galbraith Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Xenophon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Mooresburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Persia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kepler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Surgoinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bean Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Whitesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cranks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Bulls Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Romeo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Greenland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- New Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
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 Bray Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hawkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Rogersville
- Sneedville
- Whitesburg
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bray Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hawkins 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 Bray Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1278257 (Bray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278257 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: Hawkins
- Est. Elev: 437 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kyles Ford
- Location given for Bray Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5153687 Lon: -83.0987816
- 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 Hawkins, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bray 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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