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:
35.0570, -86.4794
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 Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies just to the northwest 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 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Bray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Hopkins - Eastland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wicks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wicks Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Cemetery
- McNeal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McNeal Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal Cemetery
- Kilpatrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kilpatrick Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilpatrick Cemetery
- Corder - McCullock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grills Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grills Cemetery
- Land Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Land Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Land Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Howell Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14469 <5>
- Towry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Towry Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towry Cemetery
- Beavers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beavers Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavers Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- McGee - McCartney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beverly Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flintville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Flintville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville Cemetery
- Flintville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Flintville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville Cemetery
- Harris - Jean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jean Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Golden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Golden Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Cemetery
- Fanning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fanning Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Corder Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Howell Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Flintville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Park City Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Key's Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Elk Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Hazel Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Huntland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lexie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Harms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Molino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Francisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Beans Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Pearl City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Elkwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Moore's Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Meridianville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Booneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Hughey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
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. The following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Lincoln 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 #1645183 (Bray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645183 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flintville
- Location given for Bray Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0570301 Lon: -86.4794369
- 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 Lincoln, 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 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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