A visit to the Brewster Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Brewster Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brewster Cemetery (FG ID #9679).
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 Brewster Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brewster Cemetery:
36.3447, -84.7295
The Brewster Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Wartburg. Wartburg lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Brewster Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brewster 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 Brewster Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brewster Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fellowship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Laurel Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Laurel Dale Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Dale Cemetery
- The Laurel Dale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rugby Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewallen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Helen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Helen Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Helen Cemetery
- Thompkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompkin Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompkin Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Neely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Terry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pemperton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Redman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Brewster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brewster Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burrville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glenmary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Robbins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glades
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allardt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deer Lodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lavender
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Helenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hughett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bucklick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Verdun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grimsley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Winona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Oneida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Brewster Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brewster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allardt
- Helenwood
- Huntsville
- Jamestown
- Oneida
- Sunbright
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 Brewster Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Brewster Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #9679
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1278305 (Brewster Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278305 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 444 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rugby
- Location given for Brewster Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.344797 Lon: -84.7291104
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Morgan, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brewster 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |