A visit to the Briar Ridge 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 Briar Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Briar Ridge Cemetery:
35.3654, -87.1206
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Briar Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Briar Ridge Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Briar Ridge Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Briar Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Briar Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rhea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rhea Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Cemetery
- Yokley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Yokley Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokley Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cook Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Campbellsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10782 <5>
- Joines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Joines Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joines Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Lucy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lucy Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Campbellsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carvell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Carvell Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvell Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Morris Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morris Town Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Town Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Wilsford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilsford Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsford Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Gipsonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gipsonville Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsonville Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The May Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Abernathy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Abernathy Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Waco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Waco Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco Cemetery
- Fry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry 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 Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Briar Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Campbellsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Screamer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Bufords
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Lynnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Southport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Wales
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Broadview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Bodenham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Webber City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ethridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Frierson Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Culleoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Scribner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Park Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Lawrenceburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Globe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
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 Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Briar Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lawrenceburg
- Lynnville
- Mount Pleasant
- Pulaski
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 professional and volunteer 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 Briar Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 Briar Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1643981 (Briar Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1643981 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milky Way
- Location given for Briar Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3653552 Lon: -87.1205651
- 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 Giles, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Briar Ridge 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. |