A visit to the Brewer 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 Brewer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brewer Cemetery:
35.1006, -87.6781
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brewer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brewer Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Brewer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brewer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Brewer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brewer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brewer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Brewer Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brewer Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Butler Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Butler Grove Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Grove Cemetery
- Bucksnort Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bucksnort Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Horton Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hensley Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- McGlamery Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McGlamery Church Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlamery Church Cemetery
- The McGlamery Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- McGlamery Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15440 <5>
- Old Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Hardwick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hardwick Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Railroad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Railroad Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railroad Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Hollis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hollis Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- Wayne County Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Roberson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Roberson Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson Cemetery
- Shawnette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shawnette Cemetery is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnette Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brewer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brewer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Collinwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collinwood is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand was located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Iron City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Pruitton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Westpoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Cypress Inn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Inn is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Zip City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Green Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Threet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Arnot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Loretto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jacksonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Rascal Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Saint Florian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Bailey Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas was located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Belew ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belew was located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Busby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Waynesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown was located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- McGee Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Mars Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Arkdell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
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 Brewer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brewer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Collinwood
- Loretto
- Waynesboro
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 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 Brewer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Brewer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1278291 (Brewer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278291 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitten
- Location given for Brewer Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1006375 Lon: -87.6780805
- 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 Wayne, 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- Brewer 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. |