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A visit to the Brushy Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Brushy Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brushy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brushy Cemetery

Lat:   35.7120°   (35° 42' 43")

Lon:   -85.0833°   (-85° 4' 59")

The Brushy Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County<2>.

The county seat for Bledsoe County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Brushy Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Brushy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Swafford Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swafford Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swafford Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swafford Chapel Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Swafford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swafford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swafford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swafford Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Thurman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Hale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hale Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Hutcheson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutcheson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutcheson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hutcheson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Lee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Walker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Worthington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Worthington Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Lester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lester Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Thurman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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    • Thurman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Stephens Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Era Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Era Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Era Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Era Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Perry Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Perry Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Pendergrass Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendergrass Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pendergrass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Gentry Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gentry Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Dunn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunn Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Tollett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tollett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tollett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tollett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Parham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Kerley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kerley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kerley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kerley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Ormes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ormes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ormes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ormes Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Musick Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Musick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Musick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Musick Cemetery is located in Cumberland County

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 Brushy Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brushy Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ninemile
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
    • Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
  • Burke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Burke is located in Cumberland County
  • Winesap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
    • Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
  • Pikeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Summer City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
    • Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jewett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jewett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
    • Jewett is located in Cumberland County
  • Newton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
    • Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Lantana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
    • Lantana is located in Cumberland County
  • Spring City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
    • Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Erasmus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erasmus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
      • Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
    • Ogden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Rhea County
    • Todd Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
      • Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
    • Dayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Brayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
      • Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
    • Lakewood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
    • Greenbriar Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbriar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
      • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
    • Crossville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Howard Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howard Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
      • Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Roddy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roddy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
      • Roddy is located in Rhea County
    • Crab Orchard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
      • Crab Orchard is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <6>
    • Brockdell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
      • Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
    • Graysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
      • Graysville is located in Rhea County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people

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 Brushy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bledsoe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brushy 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 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 Brushy Cemetery:

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 Brushy Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1278697  (Brushy Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1278697 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Melvine
    • County: Bledsoe         Elev: 278
    • Location given for GNIS #1278697 (Brushy Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Bledsoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brushy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7120, Longitude: -85.0833       In this case, the coordinates for the Brushy Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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