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A visit to the Briar Creek Church 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 Briar Creek Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Briar Creek Church Cemetery (FG ID #2451747).

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 Briar Creek Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Briar Creek Church Cemetery:

36.5106, -83.2635

The Briar Creek Church Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Sneedville. Sneedville lies just to the east northeast of the Briar Creek Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Briar Creek Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Briar Creek Church Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Briar Creek Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Jim Burd Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Seal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Seal Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cemetery
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
  • Lexi Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Lexi Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexi Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Burke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Burke Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
  • Hatfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
  • Gollihon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Gollihon Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gollihon Cemetery
  • Moles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Moles Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moles Cemetery
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Winkler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Winkler Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Greene Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Greene Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
    • Holt Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Holt Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
    • Trent Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Trent Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cemetery
    • Alder Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Alder Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Cemetery
    • Baker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • De Bord Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The De Bord Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bord Cemetery
    • Goins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Goins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goins Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Briar Creek Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Briar Creek Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Briar Creek Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Briar Creek Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Briar Creek Church Cemetery: